Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Zinc
SecondaryLead, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSTEEP DIPPING TABULAR
Ore controlSyngenetic Explosive Pyroclastic Emplacement
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueApatite, Barite, Biotite, Calcite, Chlorite, Clinozoisite, Diopside, Garnet, Hornblende, Iddingsite, Microcline, Muscovite, Olivine, Quartz, Sericite, Sillimanite, Tourmaline, Zircon
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGneiss,Granite · Copperton Volcanic Pile
StructureBasement Granites, Gneisses And Metasediments Intensely Folded., Folded Volcanics, Grassmoor Dome, Copperton Fault, Smouspan Fault
Tectonic settingShield
AlterationOrebody Surrounded By Phyllitic And Propylitic Zone Of Alteration.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1972
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10070062
MRDS IDW007958
RegionAF
Data scoreA
Coordinates-30.0632, 22.2849
References
WORLD MINING FEBRUARY, 1972E/MJ NOVEMBER, 1972STAFF, 1977, U.S. DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM, INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK REPT., MINERALS, 1-31-77, P. 25-28, 62-63.MIDDLETON, R.C., 1976, THE GEOLOGY OF PRIESKA COPPER MINES LIMITED: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 71, P. 328-350.PRIESKA COPPER (PTY) LTD. ANNUAL REPORT, 1980.PRIESKA COPPER (PTY) LTD. ANNUAL REPORT, 1981.SKINNERS MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK, 1975, P. 100.PRIESKA COPPER MINES (PTY), LTD., 1973, INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK REPORTS: MINERALS - 1974, 1975, CERP B-429: PRIESKA COPPER MINES (PTY), LTD..U.S. STATE DEPT. STAFF, 1977; PRIESKA COPPER (PTY) LED. ANNUAL REPORT, 1980. ; PRIESKA COPPER (PTY) LTD ANNUAL REPORT 1979 ; PRIESKA COPPER (PTY) LTD ANNUAL REPORT 1980 ; PRIESKA ANNUAL REPORT 1981 ; PRIESKA COPPER MINES ANNUAL REPORT-1982 ; PRIESKA ANNUAL REPORT - 1983 ; PRIESKA ANNUAL REPORT - 1984 ; PRIESKA ANNUAL REPORT-1986 ; PRIESKA ANNUAL REPORT - 1985 ; PRIESKA COPPER (PTY) LTD. ANNUAL REPORTS (CALENDAR YEAR DATA FROM COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE) ; PRIESKA COPPER (PTY) LTD ANNUAL REPORT 1978 ; PRIESKA COPPER (PTY) LTD., (CALENDAR YEAR DATA FROM COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE).U.S. STATE DEPT. STAFF, 1977; PB GRADE ESTIMATED BY P. SCHRUBEN, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY