Bridgewaterzoutpansberg

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 10280398
MAS/MILS ID 7910200163
Record type Site
Current site name Bridgewaterzoutpansberg

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.61809, -22.90505 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Comments on the location information

  • EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN.CO-ORDINATES ARE OF WATERPOORT,76 KM SW OF MESSINA. "SMALL"OPERATION;PRODUCTION SUSPENDED IN 1976,NOT KNOWN IF PERMANENT SHUTDOWN OR TEMPORARY. PRODUCED ANTHOPHYLLITE ASBESTOS OF FOUR GRADES:ZA1,ZMT1, ZPT3,AB7V. MINES LOCATED ON FARMS BRIDGEWATER 263 MS&COREA 96MS IN WATERPOORT DIST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.61809, -22.90505

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Anglo-Dutch Exploration And Mining Co.(Pty.)Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501.SHEET SF 35-12.SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    LIST OF OPERATING MINING CONCERNS IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH

  • Deposit

    AFRICA AS OF 1ST JANUARY,1976.GOVT.MINING ENGINEER.BOX

  • Deposit

    1132.JOHANNESBURG,S.A.

  • 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.28.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ.1978 INT.DIR.OF MINING&MIN.PROCESSING OPERATIONS.MCGRAW

  • Deposit

    HILL,N.Y.,1978.P.336.

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.