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Empageni Area Mineral Sands

Prospect in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa with commodities Titanium, Metal, Zirconium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023442
MRDS ID I000408
Record type Site
Current site name Empageni Area Mineral Sands
Alternate or previous names Natal, Richards Bay

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 31.80144, -28.82979 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position IN NORTHERN NATAL, IN THE VICINITY OF RICHARDS BAY., Est Location, Probably Within 5 Minutes.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kwazulu-Natal(province)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
South Africa Kwazulu-Natal

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG IS FOR THE TOWN OF EMPAGENI.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Rutile Ore
Zircon Ore

Analytical data

Result LOW RADIOACTIVITY.

Nearby scientific data

(1) 31.80144, -28.82979
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Shell Sa (60%) And Rhombus Exploration (Rhoex, 40%)

Comments on development

  • ISCOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO BUY THE PROPERTY IN 1994. ; ECON.COM: IN FEASIBILITY STAGE IN 1991, VIABILITY DECISION TO BE MADE IN 1992. MINE WOULD PROBABLY LAST 20 YEARS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1991, WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 286, P. 9-10.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1994, ISCOR BUYS INTO MINERALS SANDS, IN WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 322, P. 13.

  • Reserve-Resource

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1991; INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1994.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HEAVY MINERAL SANDS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-91 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 15-OCT-94 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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