Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlDeposit Is In A Sedimentary Formation Consisting Almost Solely Of Limestones In Contact With A Granodiorite Batholith
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Limestone
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationPhyllic, Argillic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10078156
MRDS IDW026328
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-25.17417, -70.40454
References
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