| Deposit ID | 10305197 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7910200193 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Transvaal Fluorspar |
| Alternate or previous names | Transvaal Fluospar |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 26.08477, -25.71335 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
South Africa(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| South Africa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | 26.08477, -25.71335 |
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| Depth to top | 40M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 2650HA | ||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Room and Pillar |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Groot-Marico District |
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| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Samancor |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1983 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 27000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 27000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7910200193 |
ARMCO PLANS FLUOSPAR PRODUCTION, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, APRIL
1981, P.15
A REVIEW OF THE FLUOSPAR MINING INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA,
IN PROC., 12TH CMMI CONGRESS, H.W.GLEN, ED.,
JOHANNESBURG, S. AFRICA INST. MIN. METALL., RYAN, P.J.,
1982.
ARMCO-BRONNE ENGINEERING REPORT, CHAP. 4-6, PP.8-64.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DATA CONTAINED IN THIS FILE WAS COLLECTED BY DAMES & MOORE UNDER U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT #JO225010 IN 1983. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-JAN-1995 | Kilgore, Catherine C. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.