Nieuwpoort Mine

Producer 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. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207985
MAS/MILS ID 7910200018
Record type Site
Current site name Nieuwpoort Mine
Alternate or previous names B' Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 27.73144, -24.90667 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 27.73144, -24.90667

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 55E
    Thickness 1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 STOCKWORK
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Strike And Dip :55E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bushveld Igneous Complex

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rooiberg Minerals Development Co. Ltd.
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Capacity 105
    Capacity Units MT CONC/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT CONC
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNION OFSOUTH AFRICA 4TH EDITION DE

  • Deposit

    INES GEOL SUR 1959

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW-1974 P349

  • Deposit

    DEKUN NICHOLAS 1965 THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA ELSEVIER

  • Deposit

    HING CO NEW YORK

  • Deposit

    MINING INTERNATIONAL YEAR BOOK 1973-4 P198 AND P270

  • Deposit

    JOURNAL OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLU

  • Deposit

    1961 P468

  • Deposit

    TRANS GEOL SOC S AFRICA V49 P103

  • Deposit

    TRANS GEOL SOC S AFRICA V63 P265

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.