Mine detail: Kuruman Field

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Location: Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa
Lat / long: -27.27994, 23.28485
dep_id: 10084815
mrds_id: W700027
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Asbestos
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Crocidolite
gangue: Chert, Magnetite, Riebeckite, Stilpnomelane
orebody_fm: TABULAR
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_unit: Transvaal Supergroup, Ghaap Group, Calico Formation
hrock_type: Iron Formation
arock_type: Diabase
Structure: Dimoten Syncline, Faults, Folds
References:
  • DREYER, C.J.B., AND ROBINSON, H.A., 1981, OCCURRENCE AND EXPLORATION OF AMPHIBOLE ASBESTOS IN SOUTH AFRICA, IN RIORDAN, P.H., ED., GEOLOGY OF ASBESTOS DEPOSITS: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS INC., P. 25-44
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