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Norrabees

Occurrence in Eastern Cape, South Africa with commodity Lithium
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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. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024755
MRDS ID ISM0502
Record type Site
Current site name Norrabees
Alternate or previous names Burrabees

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 17.98492, -28.94661 (WGS84)
Relative position NORRABEES I PGM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eastern Cape(province)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
South Africa Eastern Cape

Comments on the location information

  • NORTHERN PART OF SALT NUCLEUS; L10 REFERS TO TOTAL NUCLEUS AREA(INCL.SCL-LEASES)
  • L10:AN AREA ENCLOSING 6 PGM BODIES

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LITHIUM

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Horn-Formation;Hangoor Suite
    Rock description Horn-Formation;Hangoor Suite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 17.98492, -28.94661
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Pegmatite Belt

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; CLEAVELANDITE+SPOD.+QRTZ;QURTZ+PLAG+SPOD+MICROCL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1955
Year of first production 1955

Mining district

District name Namaqualand

Comments on the production information

  • DESIGN CAPACITIES,EXPECTED:16450TPY LI CARBONATE;451450TPY KCL;227000TPY K-SULFATE;25000TPY BORIC ACID.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EVALUATION BY INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS ON WATER RESOURCE & MANAGEMENT (UK)
  • SEE FOR: SALAR DE ATACAMA

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). DEVELOPMENT(NO); EXPLORATION(UNKNOWN); ASSESSMENT(PRESENT STATUS UNKNOWN,REPORTEDLY SUFFICIENT RESERVES FOR EXTENDED SMALL OPERATIONS); ACCESSORY BERYL & BISMUTH ALSO RECOVERED
  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (MARKET;). DEVELOPMENT(YES); EXPLORATION(YES); ASSESSMENT(POTENTIAL PRODUCER,BUT FEASIBILITY MAY DEPEND ON MARKETS AND TRANSPORT FACILITIES FOR K AND B); A FINAL GO-AHEAD ON THE PROJECT IS IMMINENT(IND.MINERALS,JULY 89 P.60) EVALUATION,FEASIBILITY STUDY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUBERT,G.,1963: LE LITHIUM.--BULL.DU B.R.G.M.,NO 2,P.23-93,PARIS 1963

  • Deposit

    DEJAGER,D.H.,1962:THE GEOLOGY OF THE PEGMATITE AT NORRABEES.--GEOLL.SURV.SOUTH AFR.,UNPUBL.REPORT.

  • Deposit

    COETZEE,C.B.,1976:DELFSTOWWE VAN DIE REPUBLIEK VAN SUID AFRIKA.-- GEOL.SURV.SOUTH AFR.,HANDBOOK 7

  • Deposit

    SCHULTE,I.C.,1972:THE MAIN PEGMATITES OF THE AEREA BETWEEN STEINKOPF........GOODHOUSE,NAMAQUALAND.--GEOL.SURV.SOUTH AFR.MEM.60.

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.). EVAPORATION CHEMICAL TREATMENT
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 NIL INTERMEDIATE
Deposit First Production Year: PLANNED PRDN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1986 Cloete, Derik Geological Survey of South Africa

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