Model193: Quartz pebble conglomerate Au-U (BC name is Paleoplacer U-Au-PGE-Sn-Ti
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formTABULAR/BLANKET
Ore controlContle Uplift Of Continental Mass; Peneplanation; Erosion, Folding, Faulting, Volcanicity, Dike Injection And Build-Up Of Younger Sediments.
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Ventersdorp System-Lava
StructureContinuity Of Gold-Bearing Horizons Over Extended Area. Marked By Faulting, Folding And Local Erosion And Redeposition Of Overlying Sediments, Gentle Dip Regionally, With Folds And Faults Locally. Overlying Lavas, Quartzites And Conglomerates Are Massive.
Tectonic settingPlatform
AlterationNone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1979
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10080049
MRDS IDW031000
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-28.06321, 26.75149
References
UNISEL ANNUAL REPORTS 1976-1981968 DIREXPL UNION CORPORATIOCHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS-1986 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1983 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1984 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1985 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS-1982 ; CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA - ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1981