Mine detail: Kuruman Field

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-27.27994, 23.28485

Resource(N)

Primary:	Asbestos
Ore:	Crocidolite
Gangue:	Chert, Magnetite, Riebeckite, Stilpnomelane
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Transvaal Supergroup, Ghaap Group, Calico Formation
Host type:	Iron Formation
Associated type:	Diabase
Structure:	Dimoten Syncline, Faults, Folds

References

MRDS	W700027
DEP	10084815
Reference	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
Reporter	Orris, Greta J.