Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model18: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlGentle Uplift Of Continental Mass, Highly Folded, Fractured And Faulted Locally
Geology
Host rockSlate,Mafic Volcanic Rock · Swaziland System
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock · Jamestown Igneous Complex-Altered Basics And Ultrabasics;Intrusive Granites (Not Otherwise Defined)
StructureFolds, Faults And Fractures Have Produced Complex Structures, Making Stratigraphic Valuation Difficult. Underlying And Surrounding Intrusive Granites Massive.
Tectonic settingPlatform
AlterationClosely Folded & Altered.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1948
Last production1983
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10081525
MRDS IDW033595
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-26.39658, 30.08476
References
MINING RESOURCES OF SOUTH CENTRAL AFRICA, POLLITIER, R.A. 1964GENERAL MINING FINANCE CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORTS 1970-1979MSAULI ASBES BEPERK ANNUAL REPORTS 1980-1983MSAULI PUBLICATIONSGENERAL MINING AND FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED ANNUAL REPORTS - 1970- 1979 AND SUBSEQUENT ESTIMATES