Campbell

Producer in South Africa with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159060
MRDS ID W007957
MAS/MILS ID 7910200023
Record type Site
Current site name Campbell
Alternate or previous names Campbell Mine
Related records 10070061, 10256246, 10304896

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 30.05138, -22.32677 (WGS84)
Elevation 581

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Prase Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Zoisite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 30.05138, -22.32677

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Type of Orebody #2 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #3 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 SILICIFICATION
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1903

Mining district

District name Messina Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE W/TIMBERED METHODS
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE GEOLOGY OF THE MESSINA COPPERMINES AND SURROUNDING COUNT

  • Deposit

    MEMOIR 40 GEOL SURV OF SOUTH AFRICA 1945 P127-131 147-148

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY OF THE MESSINA COPPER DEPOSITS BY S.J.VAN GRAAN IN S

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-DEC-1991 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.