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Marico

Producer in South Africa with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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  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. Production statistics
  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 10304832
MRDS ID ISM0003
MAS/MILS ID 7910200154
Record type Site
Current site name Marico
Related records 60000505

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
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 12M
    Length 300M
    Width 50M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 850827

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Groot-Marico District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Rand Mines Ltd.
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1983
  • Type Owner
    Owner Barlow-Rand
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1983

Production statistics

  • Year 1979
    Description Marico Fluospar 840000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 840000mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Marico Fluospar 840000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 840000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Marico Fluospar 840000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 840000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Marico Mine Temp. Shut-Down 490000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 490000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Marico Mine Temp. Shut-Down Metric Tons Ore/Year

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE DIVIDED BETWEEN "EAST" AND "WEST" OREBODIES, MARICO MINE. AS OF 8/85 MARICO FLUOSPAR PRODUCTION IS STILL EXPERIENCING TEMP. SHUTDOWN.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE RESERVE ESTIMATES ARE AUTHORIZED BY MINE MANAGEMENT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 12.5
    Capacity 2937
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 5.46
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 286
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BATTELLE INSTITUTE.WORLD MARKET FOR FLUORINE MINERALS AND

  • Deposit

    CHEMICALS.JUNE,1973.GENEVA,SWITZ.P.A93-A99

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501.SHEET SG 35-6.SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    KENT,L.E.ET AL.FLUORSPAR IN THE UNION OF S.AFRICA AND S.W.

  • Deposit

    AFRICA.GEOL.SERIES.BULL.NO.14.DEPT.OF MINES.S.A.PRETORIA.

  • Deposit

    1943,PLATE I.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ INT.DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERAT-

  • Deposit

    IONS,1978.MCGRAW HILL.N.Y.1978.P.341.

  • Deposit

    A REVIEW OF THE FLUOPSAR MINING INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA, IN

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    S. AFRICAN INST. MIN. METALL., RYAN, P.J., 1982.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE & CONCENTRATOR ON FARM RHENOSTERFONTEIN 304JP. PRODUCTS:ACID GRADE FILTERCAKE (MIN.97%CAF2) MET GRADE FILTERCAKE (92%CAF2) COORDINATES ARE OF RHENOSTERFONTEIN FARM, 20 KM SSE OF ZEERUST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-AUG-1985 Kilgore, Catherine C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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