Mine detail: E. T. Cons/Sheba Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -25.74659, 31.20141

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: 1887

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

MRDSW026837
DEP10078490
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 & ENGINEERING JOURNAL; JUNE 197}{Production:: E.T.CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORTS ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1985 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL REPORT-1986 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL REPORT - 1981 ; E.T. CONS. ANNUAL REPORT - 1982 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL REPORT-1983 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1984 ; ANGLOVAAL EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES, LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 1979 ; EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT - 1980 ; ANGLOVAAL EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES, LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 1978 ; EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES, LIMITED, ANNUAL REPORT 1977}
ReporterSweetwood, Charles W., Mccarter, Lorna D, Mccarter, Lorna D.