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Sishen |
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Northern Cape, South Africa |
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Fe
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The most recent source geological information used to prepare this description was dated: 2010.
Record last updated: 23/01/2015
This description is a summary from published sources, the chief of which are listed below. © Copyright Porter GeoConsultancy Pty Ltd. Unauthorised copying, reproduction, storage or dissemination prohibited.
Sishen
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Alchin D J and Botha W J, 2006 - The structural/stratigraphic development of the Sishen South (Welgevonden) iron ore deposit, South Africa, as deduced from ground gravity data modelling: in Trans. IMM (incorp. AusIMM Proc.), Section B, Appl. Earth Sc. v115 pp 174-186
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Bekker, A., Slack, J.F., Planavsky, N., Krapez, B., Hofmann, A., Konhauser, K.O. and Rouxel, O.J., 2010 - Iron formation: the sedimentary product of a complex interplay among mantle, tectonic, oceanic, and biospheric processes: in Econ. Geol. v.105 pp. 467-508
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Bekker, A., Slack, J.F., Planavsky, N., Krapez, B., Hofmann, A., Konhauser, K.O. and Rouxel, O.J., 2010 - Iron formation: the sedimentary product of a complex interplay among mantle, tectonic, oceanic, and biospheric processes: in Econ. Geol. v.105 pp. 467-508
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Beukes N J and Gutzmer J, 2008 - Origin and Paleoenvironmental Significance of Major Iron Formations at the Archean-Paleoproterozoic Boundary: in Hagemann S, Rosiere C, Gutzmer J and Beukes N J, (eds.), 2008 Banded Iron Formation-Related High-Grade Iron Ore Reviews in Economic Geology v15 pp 5-47
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Carney MD, Mienie PJ 2002 - A Geological Comparison of the Sishen and Sishen South (Welgevonden) Iron Ore Deposits, Northern Cape Province, South Africa: in Proceedings, Iron Ore 2002 Conference, 9-11 September 2002, Perth, Western Australia, The AusIMM, Melbourne, pp 145-151
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Clout, J.M.F. and Simonson, B.M., 2005 - Precambrian iron formation and iron formation-hosted iron ore deposits: in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R.J. and Richards, J.P. (eds.), Economic Geology, 100th Anniversary Volume Society of Economic Geologists pp. 643-679
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Dalstra, H. and Rosiere, C.A., 2008 - Structural controls on high-grade iron ores hosted by banded iron formation: A global perspective: in Hagemann S, Rosiere C, Gutzmer J and Beukes N J, (eds.), 2008 Banded Iron Formation-Related High-Grade Iron Ore, Reviews in Economic Geology, v.15 pp. 73-106
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Gutzmer, J., Chisonga, B.C., Beukes, N.J. and Mukhopadhyay, J., C.A., 2008 - The geochemistry of banded iron formation-hosted high-grade hematite-martite iron ores: in Hagemann S, Rosiere C, Gutzmer J and Beukes N J, (eds.), 2008 Banded Iron Formation-Related High-Grade Iron Ore, Reviews in Economic Geology v.15 pp. 157-183
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Halbich I W, Scheepers R, Lamprecht D, van Deventer J L and De Kock N J, 1993 - The Transvaal-Griqualand West banded iron formation: geology, genesis, iron exploitation: in J. of African Earth Sciences v.16 pp 63-120
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Horstmann U E and Halbich I W 1995 - Chemical composition of banded iron-formations of the Griqualand West Sequence, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, in comparison with other Precambrian iron formations: in Precambrian Research v.72 pp 109-145
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Klemm D D, 2000 - The formation of Palaeoproterozoic banded iron formations and their associated Fe and Mn deposits, with reference to the Griqualand West deposits, South Africa: in J. of African Earth Sciences v.30 pp 1-24
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Lobato L M, Figueiredo e Silva R C, Hagemann S and Thorne W, 2008 - Hypogene Alteration Associated with High-Grade Banded Iron Formation-Related Iron Ore: in Hagemann S, Rosiere C, Gutzmer J and Beukes N J, (eds.), 2008 Banded Iron Formation-Related High-Grade Iron Ore Reviews in Economic Geology v15 pp 107-128
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Stoch, B., Anthonissen, C.J., McCall, M-J., Basson, I.J., Deacon, J., Cloete, E., Botha, J., Britz, J., Strydom, M., Nel, D. and Bester, M., 2018 - 3D implicit modeling of the Sishen Mine: new resolution of the geometry and origin of Fe mineralization: in Mineralium Deposita v.53, pp. 835-853.
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Van Schalkwyk J F, Beukes N J 1986 - The Sishen Iron Ore Deposit, Griqualand West: in Anhaeusser CR, Maske S (Eds), 1986 Mineral Deposits of Southern Africa Geol. Soc. of South Africa, Johannesburg v1 pp 931-956
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