Voorspoed Mine, Kroonstad, Moqhaka Local Municipality, Fezile Dabi District Municipality, Free State, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Voorspoed Mine | Mine |
| Kroonstad | - not defined - |
| Moqhaka Local Municipality | Municipality |
| Fezile Dabi District Municipality | Municipality |
| Free State | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 23' 22'' South , 27° 11' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kroonstad | 103,992 (2012) | 29.3km |
| Viljoenskroon | 54,955 (2012) | 31.3km |
| Koppies | 11,445 (2012) | 41.2km |
| Vredefort | 10,649 (2012) | 45.7km |
| Parys | 71,319 (2012) | 60.1km |
Owned/operated by:
De Beers Group of Companies (85%) - a group of companies owned by Anglo American plc
Mindat Locality ID:
195184
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:195184:7
GUID (UUID V4):
81834dce-89f7-4ba5-8922-3a1279179839
A small diamond mine in a kimberlite pipe, owned by De Beers. The pipe forms part of a cluster of eleven intrusions, most of which are uneconomic. It was discovered in 1906 and worked for about 5 years through weathered ground and a concentration zone near the surface. Below 40 feet, when fresher hard kimberlite was encountered, the diamond grades dropped dramatically, forcing the mine to close in 1912. It was subsequently acquired by De Beers and is currently being redeveloped as a new mine.
Located north of Kroonstad.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African Plate
- Karoo basinBasin
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
South Africa
- Witwatersrand goldfieldMining Region
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