Doornkop is a deep-level, single-shaft operation in Gauteng, some 30km west of Johannesburg, on the northern rim of the Witwatersrand Basin. While a mature operation, Doornkop still has 15 years life-of-mine remaining and is focused on narrow-reef conventional mining of the gold-bearing conglomerate South Reef. Ore is processed at the Doornkop plant, which uses the carbon-in-pulp process to extract gold.
Key facts
Location:
South Africa
some 30km west of Johannesburg, on the northern rim of the Witwatersrand Basin
Nature of mining
Underground
narrow-reef conventional mining
Mining depth
2 219m
below surface
Life-of-mine
17 years
Current focus
- Reduction of variability to enable development and capital expansion, including that of associated infrastructure
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Performance FY25
Production
87 450oz
(2 720kg)
Grade
3.67g/t
(0.107oz/t)
All-in sustaining cost
R1 440 880/kg
(US$2 469/oz)
Capital expenditure
R914m
(US$50m)
Reserves and resources
Mineral Reserves
1.8Moz
mineral resources (Inclusive)
7.7Moz
Guidance FY26
production
85 000oz –
88 500oz
capital expenditure
~R1 194m
ESG statistics
Lost-time injury frequency rate
6.75
per million hours worked
Workforce
3 984
3 224 permanent employees and 760 contractors
WATER INTENSITY
0.90Mℓ
per tonne treated
Energy intensity
0.31MWh
per tonne treated
GHG intensity
0.36t CO2e
per tonne treated
TOTAL COMMUNITY SPEND
R95m
Social and Labour Plan
Doornkop TSF Rehabilitation Project
At the Doornkop TSF, we have vegetated 10ha of the side slopes as a dust mitigation initiative, with a goal of vegetating 14ha by the end of the project.
