What kind of mines are the Giant Mine and the Discovery Mine?
Discovery Mine The Discovery Mine was a gold mine 81 kilometers northeast (approx bearing of 15 degrees) of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories that operated between 1950 and 1969. Gold was discovered here by Alfred Giauque in 1944. A complete townsite, on Giauque Lake, was established by the company to house workers and their families. The mine produced one million troy ounces (31,000 kg) of gold from one million tons of ore. The abandoned townsite, not accessible by road, was demolished in 2005.
Marula mine The Marula mine is a large open pit mine located in the north-western part of South Africa in North West. Marula represents one of the largest platinum reserves in South Africa having estimated reserves of 10.3 million oz of platinum. The mine produces around 100,000 oz of platinum/year.