Producer

E.T. Cons/New Consort Mine

South Africa
GoldPGESilverSulfur-Pyrite
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Description

Unknown

Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPGE, Silver
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR AND POD/LENS
Ore controlGentle Uplift Of Continental Mass, Followed By Diastrophism Regional North Into Rhodesia. Swaziland System Is Thus Highly Folded, Fractured And Faulted Locally.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite,Siltstone,Chert,Mafic Volcanic Rock · Swaziland System-Lavas, Slates, Greywackes & Grits;Moodies Series (System)-Quartzites And Shales
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Schist · Jamestown Igneous Complex-Altered Basics & Ultrabasics;Intrusive Granites (Not Otherwise Defined)
StructureAll Described Systems, Series And Included Sediments And Intrusives Are Regionally Severely Deformed, Closely Folded And Altered, Folds, Faults And Fractures Have Produced Complex Structures, Making Stratigraphic Evaluations Difficult. Underlying And Surrounding Intrusive Granites Massive.
Tectonic settingPlatform
AlterationAll Series In The Swaziland System Include Altered Products (E.G. Basic & Ultrabasic Rocks To Hornblende, Talc And Schists).
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1895
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10089663
MRDS IDW027865
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-25.62993, 31.05141
References
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA; FIFTH EDITION; HANDBOOK 7; 1976SOUTH AFRICAN MINING & ENGINEERING JOURNAL; JUNE 197E.T.CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORTS. ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1985 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT-1986 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1981 ; EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1982 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT-1983 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1984 ; EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 1979 ; E.T. CONSOLIDATED MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1980 ; EASTERN TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED MINES. LIMITED, ANNUAL REPORT 1978