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Malonga Graphite Mine

Producer in South Africa with commodity Graphite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024369
MRDS ID ISM0079
Record type Site
Current site name Malonga Graphite Mine
Alternate or previous names Mutale, Malunga

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.88471, -22.64675 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES REFER TO PERINET. OPERATING MINES: FALIARANO (18 DEG 54'S; 48 DEG 26'E); ANDASIFAHATELO (18 DEG 55'S; 48 DEG 26'E). OTHER MAJOR OCCURRENCES/DEPOSITS FANOVANA (18 DEG 56'S; 48 DEG 31'E); ANTANIDITRA-MENALAMBA (18 DEG 51'S; 48 DEG 23'E); LAKATO-ANIVORANA (19 DEG 10'S; 48 DEG 26'E); FOTSILANANA (19 DEG 02'S; 48 DEG 20'E); TSARAVONIANY (18 DEG 46'S; 48 DEG 25'E)
  • ABOUT 130 KM EAST OF MESSINA AND 15 KM SOUTH OF LIMPOPO RIVER. TOTALLY WITHIN CONFINES OF VENDA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GRAPHITE,CRYSTALLINE FLAKES
  • GRAPHITE (AMORPHOUS)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Ecca Group, Karoo Sequence;Ecca Group, Karoo Sequence;Post-Karoo Intrusive
    Rock description Ecca Group, Karoo Sequence;Ecca Group, Karoo Sequence;Post-Karoo Intrusive
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.88471, -22.64675
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Economic information

Comments on the ore body information

  • Depth_to_top is minimal

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; QUARTZ, MICAS, GARNET, SILLIMANITE, GRAPHITE, LATERIZED ORES: FE-AND AL-HYDROXIDES, NONTRONITE, GRAPHITE; PRIMARY ORE BEARING ROCK AT FALIARANO IS A GRAPHITE-QUARTZITE (THICKNESS >10 M) STRIKING N 30 DEG E, DIPPING 20-45 DEG W. CROSSCUTTING PEGMATITE BODY PROFILE (FROM TOP TO BOTTOM): BARREN TOPSOIL, 8 M LATERIZED (ARGILLITIC-FERRALLITIC) FRIABLE GRAPHITIC LAYER (ORE) 25 M ALTERED GRAPHITE QUARTZITE. THE ORE CONTAINS 2-15 % GRAPHITE,C-CONTENT OF GRAPHITE FLAKES IS 85-95 % FC
  • NIL; GRAPHITE, CARBONACEOUS SHALE; ECCA SEDIMENTS STRIKE EASTWARDS AND DIP 15 DEG N. DOLERITE SILL AT 30 M BELOW MAIN GRAPHITE SEAM. GRAPHITE-BEARING ZONE 3 TO 7 M THICK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1942
Year of first production 1943
Year of last production 1984

Mining district

District name Sibasa

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Transvaal Graphite Co. (Pty) Ltd.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION OF IZOUARD-OPER'S FALIARANO
  • UNKNOWN. MAXIMUM PRODUCTION RECORDED 360 TPY TOTAL RSA GRAPHITE PRODUCTION (MALONGA & GUMBU)

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ().
  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (H. WATER LEVEL AT 15 M DEPTH;). DEVELOPMENT(NO); EXPLORATION(NO); ASSESSMENT(AREA HAS POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL DEPOSITS); PRODUCT: AMORPHOUS GRAPHITE, GROUNDSIZE 200 MESH, 50 % C

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COETZEE, C. B. (EDITOR), 1976: MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, 5TH.ED., SOUTH AFRICA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, HANDBOOK 7

  • Deposit

    WILKE, D.P., 1969: GRAFIETAFSETTINGS NOORD VAN DIE SOUTPANSBERG, TRANSVAAL. BULL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SOUTH AFRICA, 51

  • Production

    MINERALS BUREAU OF SOUTH AFRICA MINERALS BUREAU OF SOUTH AFRICA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFACE
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). UNDERGROUND MINIMAL YES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1984 Goldberg, Jan Minerals Bureau of South Africa

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