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The Moab Khotsong mine is a large
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located in the northern part of
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in
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some southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa. Moab Khotsong represents one of the largest
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reserves in
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having estimated reserves of of ore grading 0.058%
uranium Uranium is a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons. Uranium is weak ...
. During the years 1995 and 1996, Moab Khotsong recorded the worst safety statistics in the mining industry.World's deepest single-lift mine ever
By: Elizabeth Rebelo, 29 September 2003, miningweekly.com


History

Harmony Gold successfully acquired Moab Khotsong from AngloGold Ashanti Limited on 1 March 2018. The $300-million deal includes the Moab Khotsong mine, one of the newest South African deep-level mines, with life-of-mine grade forecast at , taking the average Harmony underground grade to .Moab Khotsong
Harmony Initially, the mine was named only Moab, which is the name of the original farm on which it has been built and which was commonly believed to mean fertile ground. However, its association with the Biblical Moab prompted workers to request that it be twinned with Khotsong, Sotho for 'peaceful place', and this is now the commonly-used classification.


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