Ruigtepoort

Producer in South Africa with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183177
MAS/MILS ID 7910200156
Record type Site
Current site name Ruigtepoort

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 27.66814, -24.91337 (WGS84)

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 27.66814, -24.91337

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ruigtepoort Fluorspar Mine(Pty)Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501.SHEET SG35-3.SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    KENT,L.E.ET AL.FLUORSPAR IN THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA&S.W.

  • Deposit

    AFRICA.GEOL.SERIES BULL.NO.14.DEPT.OF MINES.PRETORIA.

  • Deposit

    1943.PLATE II,PP.26-30.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE AND CONCENTRATOR LOCATED ON FARM RUIGTEPOORT 162 JQ & PLANT IS ON FARM BUFFELSPOORT 149JQ. PRODUCTS:ACID GRADE FILTERCAKE(97%CAF2) METALLURGICAL LUMP SPAR(>75%CAF2). FORMER GILSPAR FLUORITE MINE.LOCATED ON LEEUPOORT TO WARM- BATHS(5 KM W OF LEEUPOORT POST OFFICE,18 KM SSW OF ROOIBERG,50 MI BY ROAD FROM WARMBATHS). FIRST SIGNIFICANT PROD.IN 1939(6,826 TONS) SURFACE-UNDERGROUND OPER.IN 1943(UG METHODS WASTEFUL& DANGEROUS. CONSIDERED AS LARGEST S.A.FLUORITE DEPOSIT IN 1943(400,000 TON RESERVE). IN 1943:ORE HAND-SORTED,SCREENED AT 4 SIZES(1/8,1/4,1/2&1 INCH.FINES(LESS THAN 1/8 INCH WERE TABLED) CAPACITY FOR PRODUCTION OF ALL GRADES IS 25,000 TONS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.