Mine detail: E. T. Cons/Agnes Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -25.86326, 30.96808

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Secondary: PGE, Silver
Tertiary: Sulfur-Pyrite
Orebody form: LINEAR AND POD/LENS
Discovery year: 1885

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1893

Geology

Host rock:Swaziland System-Lavas, Slates, Greywackes & Grits;Moodies Series (System)-Quartzites And Shales
Host type:Slate,Quartzite,Siltstone,Chert,Mafic Volcanic Rock
Associated rock:Jamestown Igneous Complex-Altered Basics & Ultrabasics;Intrusive Granites (Not Otherwise Defined)
Associated type:Hornblendite
Structure:All Described Systems, Series And Included Sediments And Intrusives Are Regionally Severely Deformed, Closely Folded And Altered., Folds, Faults And Fractures Have Produced Complex Structures, Making Stratigraphic Evaluations Difficult. Underlying And Surrounding Intrusive Granites Massive.
Tectonic:Platform
Alteration processes:All Series In The Swaziland System Include Altered Products (E. G. Basic & Ultrabasic Rocks To Hornblende, Talc And Schists).

References

MRDSW026835
DEP10078488
Reference{Deposit:: EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES, LIMITED; ANNUAL REPORT, 1976}{Deposit:: MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, DEPARTMENT OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; 1976}{Deposit:: SOUTH AFRICAN MINING AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL,1973, SOUTH AFRICAN MINING AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL, JUNE 1973.}{Production:: E.T.CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORTS ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1984 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1985 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT-1985 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1980 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1981 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT-1982 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT-1983 ; ANGLOVAAL EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 1978 ; ANGLOVAAL EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 1979 ; EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES, LIMITED, ANNUAL REPORT 1977}
ReporterSweetwood, Charles W., Mccarter, Lorna D.