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Shongoni Deposit

Prospect in South Africa with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021620
MRDS ID DE00298
Record type Site
Current site name Shongoni Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.90138, -23.21339 (WGS84)
Relative position CLAIM, 1 KM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Giyani Group
    Rock description Giyani Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.90138, -23.21339
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Plutonic

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRINCIPAL MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES: SCLT + QRTZ + BOTT + TMLT + TRML. SCHEELITE MINERALIZATION CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH DEPOSITS OF EMERALD. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE SCHEELITE-BEARING VEINS AND DISSEMINATIONS IN BIOTITE SCHIST OWE THEIR ORIGIN TO HYDROTHERMAL SOLUTIONS DERIVED FROM A GRANITE MAGMA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1971

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sun Base Minerals (Pty) Ltd.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCE FIGURE IS UNCERTAIN AS IT IS NOT BASED ON SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION, E.G., DRILLING. HOWEVER SURFACE INVESTIGATIN IS RELIABLE.

Comments on development

  • ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN MINE: NO. ASSESSMENT: SHORT TERM PRODUCER ON A SMALL SCALE. METALLURGICAL TESTWORK ON A 500 KG. BULK SAMPLE SHOWED THAT RECOVERIES OF OVER 80% COULD BE EXPECTED AT A GRADE OF 74% WO3.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FURNELL, R.G., 1978, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, JOHANNESBURG CONSOLIDATED INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED, 29 PP.

  • Deposit

    SOUTH AFRICAN COMMITTEE FOR STRATIGRAPHY (SACS), 1980, STRATIGRAPHY OF SOUTH AFRICA, PART 1 COMPILED BY L.E. KENT, SOUTH AFRICA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, HANDBOOK 8, P. 53-56.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH OF UNCONSOLIDATED COVER: 0-1 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 Bowles, Michael Geological Survey of South Africa

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