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Buffalo Fluorspar Mine-1982 Production

Past Producer in South Africa with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, REE
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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. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100267
MRDS ID W033040
Record type Site
Current site name Buffalo Fluorspar Mine-1982 Production

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 25.09406, -28.99506 (WGS84)

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
REE Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 25.09406, -28.99506
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bushveld Igneous Complex

Comments on the production information

  • BUFFALO NOW SOUTH AFRICA'S LARGEST PRODUCER OF FLUORSPAR-MAINLY ACID GRADE, BUT ALSO METALLURGICAL GRADE. IN ADDITION, BUFFALO ONLY PRODUCER OF CERAMIC GRADE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    BUFFALO FLUORSPAR-VERBAL DISCUSSIONS WITH COMPANY OFFICIAL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1984 Mccarter, Lorna D Department of State

Beyond USGS

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

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