Largest Gold Deposits in the World – Witwatersrand Gold ...
· Auriferous QuartzPyrite Conglomerate Note the close association between the rounded pyrite cobble and the gold. From Horscroft et al 2012 Introduction. The gold fields of the Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa are, by a landslide, the largest single gold producing district in the world. It has produced some 2 billion ounces over a century of mining and at an average grade of 15 g/t Au ...