| Deposit ID | 60000422 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE00300 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Wolfram Schist Belt |
| Geographic coordinates: | 17.8349, -29.5799 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
South Africa(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| South Africa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| (1) | 17.8349, -29.5799 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | ULTRAMETAMORPHIC/PLUTONIC |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1938 |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| Year of last production | 1956 |
COETZEE, C.B., ED., 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA: 5TH EDITION, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HANDBOOK 7, P. 227-229.
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMITTEE FOR STRATIGRAPHY (SACS), 1980, STRATIGRAPHY OF SOUTH AFRICA, PART 1, COMPILED BY L.E. KENT, SOUTH AFRICA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HANDBOOK 8, P. 275-281.
CLIFFORD, T.N., GRONOW, J., REX, D.C., AND BURGER, A.J., 1975, JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY, VOL. 6, P. 154-188.
NICOLAYSEN, L.O. AND BURGER, A.J., 1965, SCIENCE DE LA TERRE, VOL. 10, P. 497-516.
UNPUBLISHED GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA RECORD (1984).
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