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Glenover

Past Producer in South Africa with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232160
MRDS ID ISM0396
MAS/MILS ID 7910200175
Record type Site
Current site name Glenover
Alternate or previous names Glenover Phosphate Mine
Related records 60000670

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 27.35144, -24.67668 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Comments on the location information

  • THE GLENOVER COMPLEX LIES ON TWO FARMS IN NW TRANSVAAL; GLENOVER AND HOUNDSLOW.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 27.35144, -24.67668
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin OTHER
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 920102

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE INTRUSIVE CARBONATITE COMPLEX IS ROUGHLY OVAL IN SHAPE AND OUTCROPS OVER AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 18 SQ KM. IT LIES AT THE CENTER OF A FORMER PYROXENITE-BIOTITE PLUG. LEACHING OF THE COMPLEX IN THE CENTER OF THE PLUG, CONTAINING SECONDARY APATITE, HAS PRODUCED A MASS BRECCIATED FERRO- IGNEOUS APATITE ROCK.
  • THE ORE CONSISTS MOSTLY OF APATITE AND FINELY-DIVIDED HEMATITE AND GEOTHITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1958

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Glenover Phosphate Ltd
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Vogelstruisbult Metal Holdings Ltd
    Interest 64
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Indicated 3000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3000000mt ore
    Total resources 3000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 21.8 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IT IS NOT CERTAIN WHETHER ALL OF THE RESERVES WERE DEPLETED BEFORE THE MINE CLOSED. Q1C1=Q9C4.
  • THE UPPER AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE OREBODY CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION MT OF ORE. THE ORE RESERVES ARE NOW REPORTED TO BE EXHAUSTED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER 1976-77 FREEMAN MILLER PUBLICATIONS INC

  • Deposit

    WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, BRITISH SULPHUR CORP, WO

  • Deposit

    PRINTERS LTD, DENBIGHSHIRE ENGLAND, 1964, P 39-40

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED., 1987, LONDON, P. 146.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-1995 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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