Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPGE, Silver
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR AND POD/LENS
Ore controlGentle Uplift Of Continental Mass, Followed By Diastrophism Regionally North Into Rhodesia. Swaziland System Is Thus Highly Folded, Fractured And Faulted Locally.
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite,Siltstone,Chert,Mafic Volcanic Rock · Swaziland System-Lavas, Slates, Greywackes & Grits;Moodies Series (System)-Quartzites And Shales
Associated rockHornblendite · Jamestown Igneous Complex-Altered Basics & Ultrabasics;Intrusive Granites (Not Otherwise Defined)
StructureAll 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 settingPlatform
AlterationAll Series In The Swaziland System Include Altered Products (E. G. Basic & Ultrabasic Rocks To Hornblende, Talc And Schists).
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1893
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10078488
MRDS IDW026835
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-25.86326, 30.96808
References
EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES, LIMITED; ANNUAL REPORT, 1976MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, DEPARTMENT OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; 1976SOUTH AFRICAN MINING AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL,1973, SOUTH AFRICAN MINING AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL, JUNE 1973.E.T.CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORTS ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1984 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1985 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT-1985 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1980 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1981 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT-1982 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT-1983 ; ANGLOVAAL EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 1978 ; ANGLOVAAL EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 1979 ; EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES, LIMITED, ANNUAL REPORT 1977