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Zwartkloof Fluorspar Mine

Producer in South Africa with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Quartz, Calcium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069466
MRDS ID W007005
Record type Site
Current site name Zwartkloof Fluorspar Mine
Related records 10135050

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.25143, -24.91333 (WGS84)
Elevation 1350
Relative position 14 KM. WEST OF WARMBATHS, ABOUT 160 KM. NORTH OF JOHANNESBURG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Quartz Tertiary
Calcium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.25143, -24.91333
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bushveld Igneous Complex
Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Zones

Ore body information

  • General form ELLIPTICAL
    Strike NW
    Dip 70 - 80 DEG NE
    Length 180M
    Width 60M
    Depth to bottom 700M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Control

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1970

Mining district

District name Central Transvaal District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Consolidated Goldfields Of South Africa Ltd.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 7000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 37 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1970

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1970, ENTIRE FLUORSPAR OUTPUT TO BE EXPORTED: COAL, GOLD AND BASE MINERALS, JUNE 1970, V. 18, N. 4, P. 27-33.

  • Deposit

    1970, MINERALS YEARBOOK, VOL. IV: U.S. BU MINES, P. 683

  • Production

    , 1970, FLUORSPAR TO BE EXPORTED, P. 27

  • Reserve-Resource

    1970, MINERALS YEARBOOK, VOL IV, P. 683

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1975 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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