Unknown

Producer in South Africa with commodity Gold
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. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183438
MAS/MILS ID 7910200079
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown
Alternate or previous names New Consort Gold Mines,Limited

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 31.08141, -25.6466 (WGS84)
Elevation 762

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 31.08141, -25.6466

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E00W
    Dip 45S
    Thickness 2M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip E00W:45S
    Date of Last Modification 780808

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1895
Year of first production 1928

Mining district

District name Barberton Goldfield

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner New Consort Gold Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1977

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION IS ONGOING

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 78-RCDS 101&111-1976 RESERVE GRADE & TONNAGE BASED UPON AU VAL $130/OZ ($4,180/KG)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method TIMBERED STOPES
    Percent Waste Rock 11
    Capacity 1167
    Capacity Units KG COMMOD/DAY
    Units of Production $/KG COMMOD
    Year of Information 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, FIFTH EDI

  • Deposit

    S. A. MINING AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL, JUNE 1973, VOL 85

  • Deposit

    COAL GOLD & BASE MINERALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, APRIL 1976

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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