Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySulfur, Sulfuric Acid, PGE, Silver, Sulfur-Pyrite, Arsenic
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeB
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.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Stibnite
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 production1886
Discovery year1886
Identification
Deposit ID10078494
MRDS IDW026842
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-25.71327, 31.10141
References
MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA; PELLETIER, R. A.; 1964GENERAL MINING & FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED, ANNUAL REPORT, 1975SOUTH AFRICAN MINING AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 1973, SOUTH AFRICAN MINING AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL, MARCH 1973.CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA ; CHAMBER OF MINES - ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1982 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1983 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1985 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULT-1986 ; ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA. JANUARY - DECEMBER 1979 ; ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA 1980 ; ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA. JANUARY - DECEMBER 1978 ; ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA, JANUARY-DECEMBER 1977