Messina Northern Transvaal

The town of Musina , or often called Messina, is situated in the Northern Transvaal Limpopo province on the border of Zimbabwe and is the most northerly South African town. The Beitbridge Border Post into Zimbabwe and to northern Africa is located along the great North Road which is the

Bahnemann, K.P. 1973 The origin of the Singelele granite gneiss near Messina, northern Transvaal Special Publication - Geological Society of South Africa 3 235-244 Bahneman, K.P. 1970 A note on the anorthositic gneiss in the Messina District, northern Transvaal Special Publication - Geological Society of South Africa 1 715-720

The town of Musina , or often called Messina, is situated in the Northern Transvaal Limpopo province on the border of Zimbabwe and is the most northerly South African town. The Beitbridge Border Post into Zimbabwe and to northern Africa is located along the great North Road which is the busiest road in Africa and is only 15 km north of this small town which is close to the Limpopo River.

A Review of the Structure, the Stratigraphy and the Metamorphism of the Basement-rocks in the Messina District, Northern Transvaal Author Karl Peter Bahnemann Contributor University of Pretoria Publisher Universiteit van Pretoria., 1972 Export Citation BiBTeX EndNote RefMan

The Messina Copper Mine, located near Musina, South Africa, is an important copper mining operation that also houses a processing plant. Musina, situated in the Limpopo province, is strategically positioned in a region known for its rich mineral deposits. Northern Transvaal Messina Copper Exploration Co. Copper Mine . Copper commodity Site

The metamorphic rocks of the district of Messina in the Northern Transvaal can be broadly divided into two groups Bahnemann, 1973, pp. 235-237 l granitic gneiss of large ly tonalitic composition and charnockitic affinitie and 2 a group referred to as the Messina Formation Van Eeden et al., 1955, p.

Bahnemann, K.P., 1972. A review of the structure, the stratigraphy and the metamorphism of the basement rocks in the Messina district northern Transvaal. D.Sc. thesis unpublished. University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 354 pp.

The outcome of the expedition was the registration of the Messina Transvaal Development Company in 1905. This had an initial capital of ,110 000 and ,50 000 in debentures. Bahnemann, K.P., 1986. A review of the geology of the Messina copper deposits, northern Transvaal. In Anhaeusser, C.R. and Maske, S., Eds.. Mineral Deposits of

The ore extracted from the Messina Transvaal Development Corporation Mine consists of bornite, chalcocite, and chalcopyrite, while the waste material predominantly includes epidote, sericite, and zoisite. These ores are found in veins that stretch 330 meters 1,082 feet in length, 165 meters 541 feet in width, and 500 meters 1,640 feet in

Musina m s i n , also known as Messina, is the northernmost town in the Limpopo province of South Africa.It is located near the confluence of the Limpopo River with the Sand River and the border to Zimbabwe with a population of between 20,000 and 40,000. Iron ore, coal, magnetite, graphite, asbestos, diamonds, semi-precious stones and copper are mined in the region.