Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySulfur-Pyrite, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, PGE, Platinum, Osmium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model193: Quartz pebble conglomerate Au-U (BC name is Paleoplacer U-Au-PGE-Sn-Ti
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR/BLANKET
Ore controlGentle Uplift Of Continental Mass; Erosion; Peneplanation; Folding; Faulting; Volcanicity; Dike Injection And Build-Up Of Younger Sediments
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Uraninite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Conglomerate,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Transvaal System-Dolomite;Witwatersrand System (Upper Division)-Quartzites, Shales, Grits, Conglomerates And Carbon Granules
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Ventersdorp System-Lava
StructureUnique Continuity Of Gold-Bearing Horizons Over Extended Area, Though Well Marked By Faulting And Folding, And (Locally) Erosion And Redeposition Of Overlying Sediments., Gentle Dip Regionally, With Folds And Faults Locally. Intrusive Dikes Penetrate And Dilute Minable Ore Horizons. Overlying Lavas And Dolomites Are Massive.
Tectonic settingPlatform
AlterationNone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1961
Identification
Deposit ID10079052
MRDS IDW027868
Alternate namesAlso Called North & South Sections
RegionAF
Data scoreA
Coordinates-26.36327, 27.71813
References
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