Joel Gold Mine
South Africa /
Free State /
Theunissen /
World
/ South Africa
/ Free State
/ Theunissen
World / South Africa / Orange Free State
mine, gold mine
Joel mine is owned and managed by Harmony Gold and is located in the Free State, on the south-western edge of the Witwatersrand Basin comprimising two shafts. Previously, ore mined at Joel was transported to Central Plant, 38km away for processing but since the recommissioning of the Joel Plant in November 2009, this is now processed on site.
Scattered mining takes place on the Beatrix Reef, down to a depth of some 1 400m. Upgrading of the infrastructure at North Shaft is currently in progress. Harmony acquired Joel from AngloGold Ashanti Limited as part of the Freegold transaction in January 2002.
In FY10, Joel employed 1 470 people – 1 436 employees and 34 contractors.
Reference for information:
www.harmony.co.za/b/ops_sa_joel.asp
www.har.co.za/businessreview_mineral_freestate.htm
Scattered mining takes place on the Beatrix Reef, down to a depth of some 1 400m. Upgrading of the infrastructure at North Shaft is currently in progress. Harmony acquired Joel from AngloGold Ashanti Limited as part of the Freegold transaction in January 2002.
In FY10, Joel employed 1 470 people – 1 436 employees and 34 contractors.
Reference for information:
www.harmony.co.za/b/ops_sa_joel.asp
www.har.co.za/businessreview_mineral_freestate.htm
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 28°15'57"S 26°49'27"E
- Beatrix Gold Mine 22 km
- Virginia Operations - Merriespruit 1 28 km
- St. Helena Gold Mine 34 km
- Welkom Gold Mine 44 km
- Hilton Gold Project 66 km
- Target Gold Mine 71 km
- Sishen Iron Ore Mine 385 km
- Anglo American Kolomela Mine 394 km
- Kalagadi Manganese Mine 413 km
- Makulu Manganese mine 428 km
- Tailings Impoundment 5.2 km
- Allemanskraal Dam 37 km
- Steynsrus 80 km
- Kroonstad Airport 83 km
- Voorspoed Diamond Mine 104 km
- Koppies Dam 142 km
- Vredefort impact crater 148 km
- Heilbron 158 km
- Phiritona 159 km
- Vaal Dam (man-made lake) 201 km