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Oshoek

Prospect in Swaziland with commodity Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118548
MAS/MILS ID 7950000003
Record type Site
Current site name Oshoek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 30.98471, -26.21328 (WGS84)
Elevation 1395

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Swaziland(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Swaziland

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES ARE OF TOWN OF OSHOEK ON SWAZILAND/S.AFRICA BORDER, ABOUT 20 KM NW OF MBABANE. THE MAIN STANNIFEROUS BELT STRETCHES FROM OSHOEK TO MCCREEDYS WHICH IS 15 KM SSE OF MBANE TOTAL LENGHT OF BELT IS ABOUT 335 KM AND WIDTH IS 16 KM. OVERALL(GRAVEL&OVERBURDEN COMBINED) GRADE OF 564 GR/CUBIC

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 30.98471, -26.21328
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4M
    Depth to top 2.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 1
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 4
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2
    Date of Last Modification 791116

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mbabane

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1961: TIN DISCOVERED NEAR MBANE IN 1892, AND PRODUCTION SINCE THAT TIME. PRODUCTION FROM 1892-1907 UNKNOWN, PROD. FROM 1907 TO 1960 WAS 11,637 MT SN. RESERVE CODED IS FOR OSHOEK MINERAL CONCESSION NO.25 ELUVIAL/ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS AS OF 1960.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method ALLUVIAL MINING
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 2.5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Capacity Units CU-M ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/CU-M ORE
    Year of Information 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DAVIES,D.N. THE TIN DEPOSITS OF SWAZILAND, TRANS. OF THE

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA; JAN.1961; 7 PP.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501 MAP; SHEET SG 36-9; SCALE 1:250; 000.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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