Bute

Producer in South Africa with commodity Asbestos
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. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134820
MAS/MILS ID 7910050050
Record type Site
Current site name Bute

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 23.1682, -26.11336 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 23.1682, -26.11336

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Dublin Consolidated Asbestos Mine(Pty)Ltd.
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Turner And Newell
    Interest 100
    Home office United Kingdom

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    S.A.DEPT.OF MINES.LIST OF OPERATING CONCERNS IN THE REP.OF

  • Deposit

    SOUTH AFRICA,AS RECORDED BY THE GOVT.MINING ENGINEER ON

  • Deposit

    THE 1ST JAN.1976.GOVT.MINING ENGINEER.BOX 1132.

  • Deposit

    JOHANNESBURG.P.27.

  • Deposit

    MANOS,A.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF S.AFRICA.REPRINT FROM NOV.

  • Deposit

    1977 ISSUE OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS.METAL BULL.LTD.SURREY,

  • Deposit

    ENGLAND.30PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL PRODUCER OF CROCIDOLITE ASBESTOS IN VRYBURG DIST. LOCATED ABOUT 45 KM SW OF POMFRET.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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