Gold SA

Gold mining in South Africa - a sunrise industry

The company believes South African gold mining is a sunrise industry.
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Gold mining [photo]

Chinese investment in South Africa

As a Hong Kong listed company, Taung is acutely aware of the importance and significance of Chinese investment in South Africa. Chinese investors have been steadily building their direct and indirect investments in South Africa over the past decade. And it is not just in mining and minerals. There have also been a distinct moves into sectors such as manufacturing, banking, textiles, property and agriculture.
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Gold mining [photo]

The legal landscape in South Africa

Since the advent of democracy in 1994 South Africa has experienced a series of legislative changes designed to ensure equitable participation by all of the country's people in its economy.
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Mining [photo]

Evander gold mine – history

South Africa's Evander gold field, the most easterly of the country's major gold areas, might never have come into being had it not been for a mistake. That sums up the early story of the Evander gold field and what were to become its four mines – mistakes, missed opportunities and downright bad luck.
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Evander gold mine [graph]

Evander gold mine - recent developments

With board approval of the Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS), the Company will commence with development of the Project.
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Evander gold mine [graph]Evander’s new treatment plant – an artist’s representation

Evander project - the way ahead

Following completion of a successful BFS over the project, the company is in the process of finalising various permitting issues relating to the mine and securing finance to take the project forward.
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Evander gold mine [graph]

Jeanette project - history

The Jeanette Project is situated north east of Welkom in the Free State Province of South Africa, approximately 2km north of the town of Odendaalsrus. Jeanette shares a common boundary with Harmony’s Target gold mine.
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Jeanette gold mine [graph]

Jeanette gold project - recent developments

On 1 February 2008 Taung and its shareholder, African Precious Minerals Limited (APM), entered into an agreement with ARMGold/Harmony in terms of which Taung acquired 100% of Jeanette by way of the issue of Taung shares to APM.
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Jeanette gold mine [graph]

Jeanette gold mine – the future

The Khaki Shale issue: Re-examination of the borehole cores in Taung's possession initially indicated that the quartzite beam overlying the Basal Reef conglomerate could be sufficiently thick and competent to limit any dilution of mined ore or collapses of incompetent shale into the workings. But we have chosen not to pursue this so called undercutting method but, rather, turn a challenge into an opportunity.
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Sout African gold mines [graph]