Commodities
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsHematite, Kaolin, Magnetite, Quartz, Siderite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1964
Discovery year1946
Identification
Deposit ID10207714
Alternate namesSwaziland Iron Ore, Bomvu Ridge
RegionAF
Data scoreD
Coordinates-26.24657, 31.00142
References
MINIG ANNUAL REVIEW, 1973, P.67; 1972, P.338.MINING MAGAZINE, 1972, P.560-561; 1967, P.154-163.MINING JOURNAL, 1970, JAN.,P.93, APR.,P.345; 1968, SEPT.,P.1HEEVER, C. & ATTRIDGE, R.A., 1970, OPENCAST MINING AT THE SWIRON ORE DEV. CO. LTD: ASSOC. MINE MANGERS SO. AFR., PAPEDIS., P.227-322.DEKUN, 1965, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA: ELSEVIER PUB.BURSILL, C., LUYT, & URIE, 1964, THE BOMVU RIDGE IRON ORE DETHE GEOL. SOME ORE DEP. SOUTHERN AFR., V.II, HORTORS, JOHBURG, GEOL. SOC. S.A., P.405-412.