Weza

Occurrence in South Africa with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022556
MRDS ID DE03156
Record type Site
Current site name Weza

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.65149, -30.59642 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.65149, -30.59642

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner South African Bauxite Ltd.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK (1978-79).

  • Deposit

    BRABERS, A.J.M., 1976, ALUMINUM, IN COETZEE, C.B., ED., MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, HANDBOOK 7, P. 103-105.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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