Koegaswesterberg

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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232205
MAS/MILS ID 7910050039
Record type Site
Current site name Koegaswesterberg

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 22.36825, -29.31325 (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) 22.36825, -29.31325

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 Cape Blue Mines(Pty)Ltd.
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cape Asbestos South Africa(Pty)Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    DMA SERIES 1501.SHEET SH 34-7.SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    COAL,GOLD&BASE MINERALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA.UNUSUAL MINING

  • Deposit

    METHOD AT KOEGAS.APRIL,1967.PP.35-43.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING.BLUE ASBESTOS MINING AT KOEGAS IN CAPE PROVINCE

  • Deposit

    ,SOUTH AFRICA.

  • Deposit

    DREYER,C.J.B.ROBINSON,H.A.THE OCCURENCE AND EXPLOITATION OF

  • Deposit

    AMPHIBOLE ASBESTOS IN SOUTH AFRICA.PAPER PRESENTED AT

  • Deposit

    1978 AIME ANNUAL MEETING,DENVER,COLO.FEB.28-MAR.2,1978.

  • Deposit

    PREPRINT #78-H-64.SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS.LITTLETON,

  • Deposit

    COLO.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    NOV.1977 ISSUE OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS.METAL BULL.LTD.

  • Deposit

    SURREY,ENGLAND.30PP.

  • Deposit

    MINERALS BUREAU.S.A.DEPT.OF MINES.MINERALS MARKETING INFORM-

  • Deposit

    ATION,NON-METALLIC MINES IN SOUTH AFRICA.PRELIM.REPORT

  • Deposit

    NO.10.BRAAMFONTEIN.JAN.1977.P.20.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ.1978 INTL.DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS.MCGRAW HILL.N.Y.1978.P.337.

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.