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Langebaan Phosphate Works

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305015
MRDS ID ISM0393
MAS/MILS ID 7910000001
Record type Site
Current site name Langebaan Phosphate Works
Related records 60000669

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 17.98165, -32.90651 (WGS84)
Elevation 166

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 17.98165, -32.90651
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Chemfos Ltd
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner South African Manganese Amcor Ltd
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Measured 6000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 6000000mt ore
    Total resources 6000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 9 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 0
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Measured 23000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 23000000mt ore
    Total resources 23000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 10 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 0

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER 1976-77 MILLER FREEMAN PUB,SAN FRANSICO

  • Deposit

    E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING 1973/74

  • Deposit

    WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, BRITISH SULPHUR CORP

  • Deposit

    WOODALLS PRINTERS LTD, WREXHAM, ENGLAND, 1964 P 33-35

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAPACITY: 3,500TPD, 7,000TPD WASTE STRIPPED, OPEN PIT EQUIP SCRAPERS, FRONT END LOADERS, BULLDOZERS, TRUCKS, ORE CONCENT YPE OF PROCESSING AND CAPACITY: HEAVY MEDIA SEPARATION RATI PD, EMPLOYS 360, ORE GRADE-10% "LANFOS" WHICH CONTAINS 20% P2O5 AND 7% CITRIC SOLUBLE P2O5 FOR FERTILIZER, THE RAW PHOSPHATEIS UNUSABLE FOR WET ACID OR HOSPHATE MANUFACTURE DUE TO H1-IRON CONTENT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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