Producer

Thabazimbi

South Africa
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface, Underground
Materials
Other materialsClay, Dolomite, Hematite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1931
Discovery year1917
Identification
Deposit ID10208063
MRDS IDW027876
Alternate namesThabazimba
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-24.53696, 30.00142
References
MINING & ENGINEERING JOURNAL, THABAZIMBI TO INCREASE OPEN-CAST OUTPUT, JULY, 1972, V. 86, PP 13-16.STRAUSS, C.A., THE IRON ORE DEPOSITS IN THE THABAZIMBI AREA,TRANSVAAL, SOME ORE DEPOSITS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, VOL. II,1964, PP 383-392.BEUKES, N.J., PRECAMBRIAN IRON-FORMATIONS OF SOUTHERNAFRICA, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 68, 1973, PP 960-1004.KIRCHNER, M.H., TRACKLESS MINING AT THABAZIMBI MINE, JOURNALOF THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY,AUGUST, 1973, PP 18-24.DEATS, M.J., PILLAR EXTRACTION AT THABAZIMBI IRON ORE MINEWITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BLASTING METHODS, JOURNAL OF THESOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, JUNE,1964, PP 535-549.SOUTH AFRICAN MINING AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL, LOW LEVELBOMBING AT THABAZIMBI, NOVEMBER 28, 1969, PP 1199-1202.S.A. MINING AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL, THABAZIMBI IRON OREMINE, SEPTEMBER, 1979, PP 53-61.AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93,P. 36.