Transvaal Fluorspar

Plant 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. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305197
MAS/MILS ID 7910200193
Record type Site
Current site name Transvaal Fluorspar
Alternate or previous names Transvaal Fluospar

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 26.08477, -25.71335 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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

Ore Body (1) 26.08477, -25.71335

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 40M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 850827
  • Area 2650HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2650
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
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

Mining district

District name Groot-Marico District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Samancor
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1983

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Demonstrated 27000000mt ore
    Total resources 27000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 20.6 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ACID GRADE
  • ORE RESERVE ESTIMATES ARE MADE FROM EXPLORATIONS PERFORMED BY ARMCO-BRONNE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method PILLAR AND CHAMBER 10-42
    Percent Waste Rock 2
    Percent Recovery 70
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Capacity 3906
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 7.7
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 256
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ARMCO PLANS FLUOSPAR PRODUCTION, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, APRIL

  • Deposit

    1981, P.15

  • Deposit

    A REVIEW OF THE FLUOSPAR MINING INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA,

  • Deposit

    IN PROC., 12TH CMMI CONGRESS, H.W.GLEN, ED.,

  • Deposit

    JOHANNESBURG, S. AFRICA INST. MIN. METALL., RYAN, P.J.,

  • Deposit

    1982.

  • Deposit

    ARMCO-BRONNE ENGINEERING REPORT, CHAP. 4-6, PP.8-64.

General comments

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-1995 Kilgore, Catherine C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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