Randfontein (including Lindum Reefs) (Closed) gold mine

An arrangement was reached between Randfontein, JCI, AngloVaal, New Wits and South Roodepoort for mining the South reef and the Kimberley reef beneath an area to the north-east of the Cooke section of Randfontein, known as Doornkop. Reserves on these two reefs were put at 58Mt @ 7.4g/t. The development of this area commenced with an initial start-up planned for 1987 at 0.6Mt/a at a cost of R375M (1983 terms) with expansions to 3.6Mt/a by the mid-1990s at a further cost of R300M (1983...