Danielskuil

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183472
MAS/MILS ID 7910050045
Record type Site
Current site name Danielskuil

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 23.50153, -28.17578 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 23.50153, -28.17578

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Date of Last Modification 821012

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1961
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Year of first production 1963
Milling method Sizing

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Danielskuil Cape Blue Asbestos Pty. Ltd.
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Asbestos Investments (Pty) Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1978

Comments on the ownership information

  • ASBESTOS INVESTMENTS(PTY)LTD.IS A 100%SUBSIDIARY OF THE ETERNIT GROUP OF EUROPE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 15,000 MTPY CROCIOLITE ASBESTOS OPERATOR: TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED LAND & EXPLORATION LTD. RESOURCES IN RECOVERABLE MT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1301.SHEET SH-34.SCALE 1:1,000,000

  • Deposit

    MANOS,A.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF SOUTH AFRICA.REPRINT FROM

  • Deposit

    NOV.1977 ISSUE OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS,METAL BULL.LTD.,

  • Deposit

    SURREY,ENG.30PP.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ.1978 INT.DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS.MCGRAW HILL,N.Y.,1978.338&57.

  • Deposit

    MINERALS BUREAU,S.A.DEPT.OF MINES.MINERALS MARKETING INFORM-

  • Deposit

    ATION,NON-METALLIC MINES IN SOUTH AFRICA.PRELIM.REPORT

  • Deposit

    NO.10.,BRAAMFONTEIN,JAM.1977.P.19.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINES LOCATED ON THE FARM OUPLAAS IN THE DANIELSKUIL DISTRICT. ANNUAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF 15,000 MTPY FIBER.OUTPUT CONSISTS OF LONG,MEDIUM-LONG,MEDIUM,MEDIUM-SHORT AND SHORT FIBER CROCIDOLITE ASBESTOS. AS AT JAN.1977,PRODUCING MINES:KLIPFONTEIN UG MINE ON FARM KLIPFONTEIN 196,WARRENDALE UG PORTION OF CARTER BLOCK 458, AND OWENDALE UG MINE ON FARM OWENDALE 457 ACCORDING TO E/MJ INT.DIRECT.-8 SHAFTS, ROOM & PILLAR & VEIN MINING,OPENED 1963,HAULAGE BY TRUCK TO MILL, MILL CAPACITY OF 1,000 MTPD(ASSUME 300 D/YR.OPERATION), ASPIRATION(AIR- LIFTING) BENEFICIATION METHOD, TOTAL OF 1,732 EMPLOYEES.

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.