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Native Gold from
Fairview Mine, Bickenhall Farm, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
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 Fairview Mine, Bickenhall Farm, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:234544
Long-form Identifier:1:3:234544:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘMazeppa claims, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘFlorence-Devonian Mine, Dycedale Farm, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘDycedale Farm, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘBarberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘSheba Mine, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘGolden Crescent Mine, Barberton Townlands Farm, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘFortuna Mine, Brommers Farm, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘThistle Mine, Camelot Farm, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘAbbot's Mine, Brommers Farm, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘNew Consort Mine, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
References
Eilu, Pasi (2003) Exploration for orogenic gold deposits. Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining. Rovaniemi.
Jones, Caitlin; Kisters, Alexander (2022) Regional and local controls of hydrothermal fluid flow and gold mineralization in the Sheba and Fairview mines, Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa. Ore Geology Reviews, 144. 104805 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104805
Mutobvu, Tyson, Pretorius, Hendrik, Muller, Charles Johannes, Mabala, Mahlomola Isaac (2024) Probabilistic Modelling of Geologically Complex Veins of the Barberton Greenstone Complex at Fairview Mine, South Africa. Minerals, 14 (4) doi:10.3390/min14040343
 
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