Gravelotte Mine

Unknown in South Africa with commodity Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280580
MRDS ID W012695
MAS/MILS ID 7910200021
Record type Site
Current site name Gravelotte Mine
Alternate or previous names Antimony Line, Antimony Ridge, Murchison Range
Related records 10111550

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 30.53139, -23.89669 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Stibnite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 30.53139, -23.89669

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Consolidated Murchison Ltd.
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PELLETIER R.A.1964 MINERAL RES. OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA OXFO

  • Deposit

    S CAPETOWN

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNION OFSOUTH AFRICA 4TH EDITION DE

  • Deposit

    MINES GEOL SURV 1959 P176

  • Deposit

    DEKUN NICOLAS 1965 THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA ELSEVIER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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