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Native Gold from
Contractors Mine, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Contractors Mine, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1642925
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1642925:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘShe East Mine, Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘGipsy Queen Mine, Steynsburg Farm, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘComstock Mine, Steynsburg Farm, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘConquerors Way Mine, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘSheba Queen Mine, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘAvalanche Mine, Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘGolden Snake Mine, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘWaterfall Mine, Forbes Reef area, Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘForbes Main Reef, Forbes Reef area, Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘOnverwacht Mine, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
References
Coetzee, C. B. - Ed. (1976) Mineral Resources of the Republic of South Africa (5th ed.) Department of Mines, Pretoria.p.79
 
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