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Sheba Mine, Barberton District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
A gold mine located 13 miles NE of Barberton. Started in 1885.
Hydrothermal, fault/shear-hosted zones of mineralisation in the Archean meta-sedimentary rocks of the Barberton Greenstone Belt.
One of 4 mines that produced 70% of the gold found in this area with the remaining 30% coming from 350 other gold deposits.
Mineral List
| 'Chert' | Gold | Pyrite |
3 entries listed. 2 valid minerals.
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References
Ref: Rocks & Min.: 21:92.
Cairncross, B. and Anhaeusser, C.R., (1992), Gold in South Africa. Mineralogical Record: 23(3): 214.
Cairncross, B. and Anhaeusser, C.R., (1992), Gold in South Africa. Mineralogical Record: 23(3): 214.
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