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Richards Bay Deposit

Past Producer in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa with commodities Titanium-Ilmenite, REE, Titanium-Rutile
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100551
MRDS ID W700468
Record type Site
Current site name Richards Bay Deposit
Alternate or previous names North Natal Coast District
Related records 10134729

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 32.1681, -28.69646 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kwazulu-Natal(province)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
South Africa Kwazulu-Natal
South Africa Kwazulu-Natal

Comments on the location information

  • MAIN DEPOSIT EXTENDS FROM JUST N OF RICHARDS BAY TOWN TO LAKE NHLABANE (17 KM), ON N NATAL COAST. RESERVES NO. 4 AND 10; RICHARDS BAY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium-Ilmenite Primary
REE Critical Primary
Titanium-Rutile Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnet Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Monazite Ore
Rutile Ore
Zircon Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 9% HEAVY MINERALS
Result 5% ILMENITE, 0.3% RUTILE, 0.4% ZIRCON
Result 48% TIO2 IN ILMENITE, 91% IN RUTILE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) 32.1681, -28.69646
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Coastal Sand Dunes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1968
Year of first production 1977

Mining district

District name Richards Bay District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Richards Bay Minerals (Tisand (Pty) Ltd And Richards Bay Iron And Titanium (Pty) Ltd)
  • Type Owner
    Owner Tisand (Pty) Ltd; Zululand Titanium (Pty) Ltd; Gold Fields Of South Africa (Ltd)

Production statistics

  • Year 1983
    Period 1981-1983
    Material TI SLAG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^85% Tio2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    TiO2 Titanium Titanium 85wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium-Ilmenite Ti 5 wt-pct Titanium Major 1984
    Titanium-Rutile Ti 0.3 wt-pct Titanium Minor 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LINE 1: MARGINALLY ECONOMIC.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ISMI RECORD, 1985, RICHARDS BAY DEPOSIT

  • Production

    ISMI RECORD, 1985.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1989 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey

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