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Kromdraai Fluorspar Mine

Producer in South Africa with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  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 10069468
MRDS ID W007007
Record type Site
Current site name Kromdraai Fluorspar Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.30144, -25.24664 (WGS84)
Relative position 100 KM. NE OF PRETORIA, ABOUT 30 KM ESE OF PIENAARS RIVER.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR PIENAARS RIVER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Hematite Unknown

Analytical data

Result RESERVES: CAF2 - 40%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.30144, -25.24664
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bushveld Igneous Complex

Ore body information

  • General form ELLIPTICAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pienaars' River District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Vergenoeg Mining Corp

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1964
    Total resources 2000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 40 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1964
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1964
    Total resources 2000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 40 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1964

Comments on the workings information

  • ORIGINAL KROMDRAAI ORE BODY: LENGTH - 110 M., WIDTH 65 M., STRIKE - E - W ANOTHER ORE DEPOSIT LIES 500 M TO THE EAST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHERMETTE, A., 1964, LE SPATH-FLUOR EN AFRIQUE DU SUD: MINES ET METALLURGIE, APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 1964

  • Deposit

    CHERMETTE, A., 1973, SPATH-FLUOR: METAL SERVICE, P. 37

  • Production

    CHERMETTE, A., 1973, SPATH-FLUOR: P. 37

  • Reserve-Resource

    CHERMETTE, A., 1964, LE SPATH-FLUOR: P. 12

Reporter information

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

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