Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsAzurite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite, Tenorite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1961
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10135136
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-17.23707, 30.01134
References
JACOBSEN,J.B.E.,1964,THE GEOLOGY OF THE ALASKA MINE,IN SOMEOSITS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA,VOL.II GEOL SOC S AFRICAE/MJ 1973-74TOOMBS,R.B.,1962,DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND TECHNICAL SURVEYS,SKINNERS 1975 MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK1974 MINING ANNUAL REVIEW P17,347,351 JUNE1972 MINING ANNUAL REVIEW JUNEMINING MAGAZINE VOL.124 NO.4 P263PELLITIER 1964 MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA SOUHODESIA/MINERAL DEPOSITS/COPPER1971 MINING JOURNAL (DEC.31) P605DEKUN 1965 THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA P376WORLD MINING.FEB.1974MINING ANNUAL REVIEW.JUNE 1970THE MESSINA(TRANSVAAL)DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. ANNUAL REPORT,