Mine detail: Havelock

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Location: Swaziland, Africa
Lat / long: -26.5592, 31.49894
dep_id: 10081118
mrds_id: W032840
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Asbestos
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Chrysotile
gangue: Talc
model: 18: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
Reporter: Orris, Greta J., Gassaway, Judith, S.
hrock_type: Schist,Carbonate,Chert
arock_unit: Jamestown Complex
arock_type: Serpentinite
References:
  • Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1978.
  • Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, 1980.
  • Deposit:: WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977
  • Deposit:: HARBEN AND BATES, 1984, ASBESTOS, IN GEOLOGY OF THE NONMETALLICS: NEW YORK, METAL BULLETIN INC., P. 324-335.
  • Production:: E/MJ 1978
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