Mine detail: Orange River Belt West

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -28.92991, 17.88489

Resource(M)

Primary: Tungsten
Discovery year: 1934

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: VEIN
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1934
Last production ended: 1976

Geology

Structure:ULTRAMETAMORPHIC

References

MRDSDE00297
DEP60000421
Reference{Deposit:: STEPHAN, L.A. AND HAMMERBECK, E.C.I., 1978, OPEN FILE REPORT, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA, 71., 38 PP.}{Deposit:: BOWLES, M., 1984, REPORT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA (UNPUBLISHED).}{Deposit:: SOHNGE, G., 1944, REPORT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA, 1944-0026 (UNPUBLISHED).}{Deposit:: REID, D.L., 1979, EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, VOL. 42, P. 368-378.}{Deposit:: REID, D.L., 1979, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA TRANSACTIONS, VOL. 82, P. 305-311.}{Deposit:: NICOLAYSEN, L.O. AND BURGER, A.J., 1965, SCIENCE DE LA TERRE, VOL. 10, P. 497-516.}{Deposit:: SOUTH AFRICAN COMMITTEE FOR STRATIGRAPHY (SACS), 1980, STRATIGRAPHY OF SOUTH AFRICA, PART 1, COMPILED BY L.E. KENT, SOUTH AFRICA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, HANDBOOK 8, P. 282-290.}