70 ▪ Note the thin, associated veinlets in the sidewalls – often scheelite bearing can be see in in Fig 3. These veins are open and available immediately for mining ▪ At the foot of the valley leading to the main excavation are a further three parallel veins which are mineralogically similar to the main vein, but the proportions of the minerals are different in that feldspar is more common ▪ The form of the quartz is finer grained tending towards an opaline amorphous state ▪ In this vicinity, the veins are less regular and have more of a pinch-and-swell structure. Exposures are incomplete with the vein merging into the sidewall at places ▪ At the top of the hill the veins appear to merge and form a wider (4 – 5m) zone of interlayered quartz veins and host rock ▪ Mining developments through to production are anticipated in 2025. Fig 3: Top end of the main vein. The main vein is highly consistent along strike Fig 4: CGS Bouguer Gravity Map showing much denser rocks below the surface KAALBEEN WEST TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT
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