| Deposit ID | 60000767 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0602 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Phalaborwa |
| Alternate or previous names | Palabora |
| Geographic coordinates: | 31.11809, -23.97998 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | BOTH MINES (FOSKOR AND PALABORA) LOCATED WITHIN THE PHALABORWA COMPLEX. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
South Africa(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| South Africa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zirconium Critical | Primary |
| (1) | 31.11809, -23.97998 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | ARCHEAN GRANITE AND GNEISS |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1906 |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| Year of last production | 1987 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | PALABORA MINING CO LTD |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | PHOSPHATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD (FOSKOR) |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | PALABORA MINING CO LTD |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | PHOSPHATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD (FOSKOR) |
KAWATA Y., ROUSE, I.M, AND VAN DER SPUY, R.C.M, 1986, BADDELEYITE ZI RCONIA - NOW AND THE FUTURE: PRESENTED AT THE 7TH INDUSTRIAL MINERALS INTER NATIONAL CONGRESS, MONTE CARLO, 1986.
KEYSER U., 1976, ZIRCONIUM: IN COETZEE, C.B., ED, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA (5TH ED.): SOUTH AFRICAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY H ANDBOOK 7, P 250-252.
PALABORA MINING CO LTD., 1987, ANNUAL REPORT.
DE JAGER D.H. AND FOURIE, P.J., 1978, A REVIEW OF AND SOME NEW ASPEC TS ON PHOSPHATE MINERALIZATION IN THE PALABORA IGNEOUS COMPLEX, SOUTH AFRICA: PRESENTED AT THE 1978 AIME ANNUAL MEETING, DENVER, COLORADO.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.