Mine detail: Barberton Mine Fairview

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-25.71327, 31.10141

Resource(B)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, PGE, Silver, Sulfur-Pyrite, Arsenic
Tertiary:	Copper
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Stibnite
Orebody form:	LINEAR AND POD/LENS
Discovery year:	1886

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1886

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

MRDS	W026842
DEP	10078494
Reference	{Deposit:: MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA; PELLETIER, R. A.; 1964}{Deposit:: GENERAL MINING & FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED, ANNUAL REPORT, 1975}{Deposit:: SOUTH AFRICAN MINING AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 1973, SOUTH AFRICAN MINING AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL, MARCH 1973.}{Production:: CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA ; CHAMBER OF MINES - ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1982 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1983 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1985 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULT-1986 ; ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA. JANUARY - DECEMBER 1979 ; ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA 1980 ; ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA. JANUARY - DECEMBER 1978 ; ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA, JANUARY-DECEMBER 1977}
Reporter	Sweetwood, Charles W., Mccarter, Lorna D, Mccarter, Lorna D.