Commodities
PrimaryDiamond
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formIRREGULAR BLANKET
Ore controlBeach Sands With Concentrations Of Transported And Redeposited Diamonds
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel,Limestone
StructureTertiary To Recent Beach Sands; Unconsolidated, Diamondiferous Terraces In Tertiary Beach Sands
Tectonic settingShield
AlterationNone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1962
Identification
Deposit ID10080048
MRDS IDW030999
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-29.57993, 17.0516
References
PELLITIER, R.A., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICAWILSON, A.N., 1971, INTERNATIONAL DIAMOND ANNUAL, VOL. 1.1968 RECON DE BEERS CORPORATION1976 DIREXPL DE BEERS CORPORATIONDE BEERS ANNUAL REPORTS, 1978, 1979, 1980 ; DE BEERS ANNUAL REPORT-1986 ; DE BEERS ANNUAL REPORT-1983 ; DE BEERS ANNUAL REPORT - 1984 ; DE BEERS ANNUAL REPORT - 1985 ; DE BEERS ANNUAL REPORT - 1982 ; DE BEERS ANNUAL REPORT 1981