Description
Geologist Of Bamangwato Caons. Ltd.
Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper
SecondaryCobalt
TertiarySulfur, Platinum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model13: Synorogenic-synvolcanic Ni-Cu
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formWEDGE,ARC SHAPED
Ore controlArchean Greenstone Belt, Mafics, Ultamafics, Amphibolite, Intrusive Pyroxenite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Amphibolite · Amphibolite
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock · Mafic And Ultrymafic Rocks
StructureLimpopo Mobile Belt (2.660 To 2.000 My) The Upper Metasedimentary Group Is Correlated With The Messina Formation Of The Northern Transvaal, Three Main Phases Of Folding, Metamorphism
Tectonic settingNe-Trending Shearzone Marked By The Letlhakana Fault
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1974
Discovery year1966
Identification
Deposit ID10079575
MRDS IDW029603
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.91348, 27.83474
References
PETERS H.D.: NICKEL,1975GORDON P.S.L.: THE SELIBI-PIKWE NI/CU DEPOSITS, BOTSWANAWAKEFIELD J.: THE GEOLOGY OF THE PIKWE CU-PROVINCE, EASTERN BOTSWANACANADIAN MINERALS YEARBOOK,1977DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D.ENG. MINING JOURNAL, JANUARY, 1979, P. 180.ISMI