Mine detail: Noumas

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Location: Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa
Lat / long: -28.97994, 17.73492
dep_id: 10024756
mrds_id: ISM0503
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lithium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
Reporter: Cloete, Derik
hrock_unit: Vioolsdrif Suite
hrock_type: Diorite
Structure: Pematite Belt
tectonic: Namaqua Mobile Belt
Year first produced: 1961
ylp_ba: >
yr_lst_prd: 1985
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1925
References:
  • Deposit:: AUBERT,G.,1963: LE LITHIUM.--BULL.DU B.R.G.M.,NO 2,P.23-93,PARIS 1963
  • Deposit:: DEJAGER,D.H.,1968:THE GEOLOGY OF THE NOUMAS PEGMATITE,NAMAQUALAND.--GEOL.SURV.SOUTH AFR. UNPUBLISHED REPORT.
  • Deposit:: SCHULTE,I.C.,1972:THE MAIN PEGMATITES OF THE AREA BETWEEN STEINKOPF.........AND GOODHOUSE,NAMAQUALAND.---GEOL.SURV.SOUTH AFR.MEM.60
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