Mine detail: E.T. Cons/New Consort Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -25.62993, 31.05141

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Secondary: PGE, Silver
Tertiary: Sulfur-Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Orebody form: LINEAR AND POD/LENS
Discovery year: 1895

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1895

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:Mafic Intrusive Rock,Schist
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

MRDSW027865
DEP10089663
Reference{Deposit:: MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA; FIFTH EDITION; HANDBOOK 7; 197}{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 MINES ANNUAL REPORT-1986 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1981 ; EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1982 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT-1983 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1984 ; EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 1979 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1980 ; EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES. LIMITED, ANNUAL REPORT 1978}
ReporterSweetwood, Charles W., Mccarter, Lorna D, Mccarter, Lorna D.