Mopani Nyala

Producer in South Africa with commodity Magnesite
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 10208057
MAS/MILS ID 7910200173
Record type Site
Current site name Mopani Nyala

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.62638, -22.52596 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.62638, -22.52596

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mopani Magnesite Ltd.
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cullinan Minerals
    Interest 50
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Marico Minerals
    Interest 50
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ARTICLE IN NOV.1977 ISSUE OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, METAL

  • Deposit

    BULLETIN LTD., SURREY,ENGLAND, 1978, P. 21.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET SF 36-9, SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    LIST OF OPERATING MINING CONCERNS IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH

  • Deposit

    AFRICA AS RECORDED BY THE GOVT. MINING ENGINEER ON THE

  • Deposit

    1ST JANUARY, 1976.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-MAR-1992 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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