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Msauli Asbestos

Producer in South Africa with commodity Asbestos
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081525
MRDS ID W033595
Record type Site
Current site name Msauli Asbestos
Related records 10158582, 10207769

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.08476, -26.39658 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 KILOMETERS SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF BARBERTON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS

Alteration

  • (Local) Closely Folded & Altered.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 18
USGS model code 8d
Deposit model name Serpentine-hosted asbestos

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Rock unit name Jamestown Igneous Complex-Altered Basics And Ultrabasics;Intrusive Granites (Not Otherwise Defined)
    Rock description Jamestown Igneous Complex-Altered Basics And Ultrabasics;Intrusive Granites (Not Otherwise Defined)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock
    Rock unit name Swaziland System
    Rock description Swaziland System

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.08476, -26.39658
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Folds, Faults And Fractures Have Produced Complex Structures, Making Stratigraphic Valuation Difficult. Underlying And Surrounding Intrusive Granites Massive.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Gentle Uplift Of Continental Mass, Highly Folded, Fractured And Faulted Locally

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT IS A SILL-LIKE BODY OF SERPENTINE, INTERCALCATED WITHIN SHALES, SCHISTS AND AMPHIBOLES OF THE SERIES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1880
Year of first production 1948
Year of last production 1983

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner African Chrysotile Asbestos, A 100% Owned Subsidiary Of Msauli Asbes Beperk
  • Type Owner
    Owner General Mining Union Corp. (Gencor) (39.41%)

Comments on the production information

  • MSAULI IS SOUTH AFRICA'S MOST IMPORTANT PRODUCER OF CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS

Comments on the workings information

  • OPENPIT MINING WAS TERMINATED IN 1974 AND UNDERGROUND MINING IS BEING CARRIED OUT AT THREE LEVELS, 15, 16 AND 17 FROM TWO ORE BODIES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING RESOURCES OF SOUTH CENTRAL AFRICA, POLLITIER, R.A. 1964

  • Deposit

    GENERAL MINING FINANCE CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORTS 1970-1979

  • Deposit

    MSAULI ASBES BEPERK ANNUAL REPORTS 1980-1983

  • Deposit

    MSAULI PUBLICATIONS

  • Production

    GENERAL MINING AND FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED ANNUAL REPORTS - 1970- 1979 AND SUBSEQUENT ESTIMATES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 Mccarter, Lorna D. Department of State
Updater 01-JUN-1985 Mccarter, Lorna D Department of State

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