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Palabora mine, Loolekop, Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province, South Africa

A copper-apatite-vermiculite mine located near Phalaborwa in the NE Transvaal. Apatite production occurred 1932-1934. Vermiculite production began 1946. Copper mining commenced 1965 and was fully operational by 1967. Ore is in the Palabora carbonatite complex. The largest open pit mine in South Africa. Owned by Palabora Mining Company, Ltd.; RTZ (Manager).

Ref.: (in part):
Mining Annual Review (1985): 411.

Gliddon, J.P and Braithwaite, R.S.W. (1991) "Zeolites and Associated Minerals from the Palabora Mine Transvaal. Min. Rec. 22 (4) pp255-262





Map Reference: 23°59'S , 31°4'E

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Mineral List:
  • Aegirine
  • Analcime
  • Antigorite
  • Apatite-(CaF)
  • Apophyllite-(KF)
  • Baddeleyite
  • Baryte
  • Biotite
  • Bornite
  • Brucite
  • Calcite
  • Celestine
  • 'Chabazite'
  • Chalcocite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Chondrodite
  • Clinochlore
  • Covellite
  • Cubanite
  • Cuprite
  • Datolite
  • Dolomite
  • Fluoborite
  • Galena
  • Geikielite
  • Gold
       var: Electrum
  • 'Heulandite'
  • Hydrotalcite
  • Ilmenite
  • Iowaite
  • Laumontite
  • Linnaeite
  • Mackinawite
  • Magnesite
  • Magnetite
  • Malachite
  • Marcasite
  • Mesolite
  • Millerite
  • Natrolite
  • Naumannite
  • 'Olivine'
  • Pectolite
  • Pentlandite
  • Phlogopite
  • Prehnite
  • Pyrite
       var: Bravoite
  • Pyrrhotite
  • Quartz
  • Saponite
  • Scolecite
  • 'Serpentine Group'
  • Siegenite
  • Sphalerite
  • Stilbite-Ca
  • Talnakhite
  • Tetrahedrite
  • Thomsonite-Ca
  • Thorianite
       var: Uranothorianite
  • Valleriite
  • Vermiculite
  • Violarite
  • Xonotlite
  • Zirconolite
       var: Niobozirconolite
  • Zirkelite


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