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Havelock

Producer in Swaziland with commodity Asbestos
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  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. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304855
MAS/MILS ID 7950000008
Record type Site
Current site name Havelock

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 31.13471, -25.92989 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Swaziland(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Swaziland

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED 21 KM SSE OF BARBERTON, S.AFRICA. AT EMLEMBE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 31.13471, -25.92989
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope - Sublevel
Milling method Sizing

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Havelock Asbestos Mines(Swaziland)Ltd.
    Home office Swaziland
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Turner And Newell Group
    Interest 60
    Home office United Kingdom
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Swaziland Government
    Interest 40
    Home office Swaziland
    Year 1978

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Measured 6664000mt ore
    Indicated 2082000mt ore
    Demonstrated 8746000mt ore
    Inferred 470000mt ore
    Total resources 9216000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Asbestos Asbestos 4.3 wt-pct Asbestos Major 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TURNER & NEWALL (OWN) 60%/GOVT (OWN) 40%. OPERATOR: TURNER & NEWALL RESOURCES IN RECOVERABLE MT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501.SHEET SG 36-5.SCALE 1:250,000

  • Deposit

    DEKUN,N.1965.THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA.ELSEVIER PUBL.

  • Deposit

    CO.1965.P.435.

  • Deposit

    COAL,GOLD AND BASE MINERALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA.NEW LOADERS

  • Deposit

    AND STOPERS AT HAVELOCK.JUNE,1967.PP.31-33.

  • Deposit

    ENG.AND MINING JOURNAL.1978 INTL.DIRECTORY OF MINING AND

  • Deposit

    MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS.MCGRAW HILL,N.Y.,1978,

  • Deposit

    PP.76,349.

Reporter information

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

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