Vellefontein

Prospect in South Africa with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183006
MAS/MILS ID 7910200168
Record type Site
Current site name Vellefontein
Alternate or previous names Vallefontein

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: 27.76814, -24.82587 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) 27.76814, -24.82587

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rooiberg Minerals Development Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

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    MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, MCGRAW-HILL,

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    1978, P. 343.

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    NIGHINGALE, WM., MINING INTERNATIONAL YEAR BOOK, FINANCIAL

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    TIMES LTD. 1978, P. 486, 487.

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    PELLETIER, R.A., MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA,

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    OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1964, P. 112-114.

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    DE KUN, NICOLAS, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA, ELSEVIER

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    PUBLISHING CO. 1965, P. 471, 472.

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    BOARDMAN, L.G., TRANSACTIONS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF

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    TIN FIELDS,TRANS. OF GEOL.SOC. OF S. AFRICA,V.49,1946,

  • Deposit

    PP.103-132.

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    LEUBE,A.STRUCTURAL CONTROL IN THE ROOIBERG TIN FIELDS,

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    TRANSACTIONS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH

  • Deposit

    AFRICA,V.63,1960,PP.265-282.

  • Deposit

    DMA MAP SERIES 1501, SHEET SG 35-3, SCALE 1:250,000.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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