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Hhohho, Hhohho Region

Bulembu Havelock asbestos mine

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: chrysotile serpentinite, magnetite (do not collect).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Once among the world's great chrysotile mines, worked 1939-2001 above the company town of Bulembu

Documented mining town history.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

asbestos fibres, do not handle tailings

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