BLYVOOR GOLD (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED (“Blyvoor Gold”) is a single-purpose gold mining company that is investing in the reconstruction and mining of the Blyvoor Gold Mine which ceased operation in 2013.
During 2015 and 2016, Blyvoor Gold bought the mining right and some of the surface assets. The assets purchased were those considered to be essential to bring the underground and surface tailings retreatment operations back into production. Although some of the assets on surface had been subject to vandalism, the world class nature of both the underground and surface mineral resources allow for healthy investment returns to be made from the capital investment required to reinstate the operations.
Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine, in its heyday during a three-decade period in the middle of the 20th Century, was the richest of the South African gold mines with recovered grades averaging over 14 g/t. In 1996 the Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine merged with its neighbouring mine, Doornfontein Mine. From inception these two underground operations have produced a combined 1,767t of gold, with an incredible 825t of gold (26.5m ounces) SAMREC/JORC compliant resources still remaining underground whilst the surface tailings dams contain a further 1.3m ounces of SAMREC/JORC compliant resources.
The Blyvoor Gold Mine is located 75km south west of Johannesburg in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (km) south of Carletonville and 14 km north of Fochville in the Merafong Municipality within the Magisterial District of Oberholzer. The Blyvoor Gold Mine operations will be centred around No. 5 Shaft whose co-ordinates are 27°20'39.11" East and 26°25'41.88” West.
Location map showing Blyvoor Gold Mine in relation to the Gauteng Province of South Africa.
A fresh look by Blyvoor Gold at the mineral resources, production capacities, cost structures together with an increase in the gold price has uncovered a globally competitive gold operation that will return significant benefits to its stakeholders.
Underground Highlights
Resource +26 000 000 Oz
Business Basics Underground mine ran profitability for 8 decades
Environmental liabilities fully funded
Fresh environmental impact assessment
Important Factors
30year Mining Right Term
+50years Life of Mine
26% BEE/Community Participation
100% Funded
Tailings Highlights
Resource +1 300 000 Oz
Business Basics 6 Tailings dams (aka Dumps or Tailings Storage Facilities (TSF’s))
Low technical risk
Environmental liabilities fully funded
Fresh environmental impact assessment
Our Team of Gold Gurus
Global Experience – local experts
With tertiary degrees in Mining Engineering, Civil Engineering, Process Metallurgy, Business and Law our team of executives and managers have the collective experience of over 200 years in the gold mining industry.
Our team has run businesses in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Canada, Brazil, Australia, UK on projects including Afrikander Leases, Ergo, Galaxy Gold, East Daggafontein, Galane Gold, Harmony Gold, Anglogold, Freegold, De Beers, Anglo Coal, Palaborwa Mining Company, Silicon Smelter, Bokoni Platinum, Crown Mines and many more.
Peter Skeat Richard Floyd Alan Smith
Louis Lamsley Wels Sempe John Beneke
Darrel Tonkin
Contact us
Head Office Johannesburg
Contact Number: +27 11 486 2998 Fax Number: +27 11 486 1520
No.9, 5th Street, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2198
P O Box 1136 Houghton, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2041 [email protected]