South Africa – The Middle Orange River (MOR)
Overview
- Douglas to Prieska, Northern Cape Province
- High value stones
- 205ct diamond recovered on Saxendrift; two diamonds weighing 157ct and a 156ct respectively on Wouterspan
- Historical mining challenges
- Calcretised cap led to mining of basal gravels only
- Banded Ironstone
- Modern technology will make significant difference
Sites | Resource | Contained Carats | Contained Value $ | Production per annum (carats) | Production Value per annum ($) |
Zone 1 | 20 Mt | 100 000 | 180 000 000 | 5 000 | 9 000 000 |
Zone 2 | 15 Mt* | 75 000 | 110 000 000 | 5 000 | 9 000 000 |
Zone 3 | 14 Mt* | 75 000 | 100 000 000 | 5 000 | 9 000 000 |
Zone 4 | 15 Mt* | 70 000 | 110 000 000 | 5 000 | 9 000 000 |