Leeuwenkloof Mine, Leeuwenkloof Farm, Brits, Madibeng Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 50' 48'' South , 27° 48' 51'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Muldersdriseloop | 1,500 (2012) | 21.2km |
| Diepsloot | 350,000 (2014) | 22.0km |
| Brits | 122,497 (2012) | 23.8km |
| Krugersdorp | 378,821 (2012) | 26.8km |
| Ga-Rankuwa | 68,767 (2012) | 31.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Witwatersrand Gem and Mineral Club (WITS) | Cresta, Johannesburg, Gauteng | 35km |
| Pretoria Gem and Mineral Club (PGMC) | Menlo Park, Pretoria, Gauteng | 45km |
Mindat Locality ID:
56497
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:56497:2
GUID (UUID V4):
e43ed874-6df3-41b4-93bc-668c0d45c7d0
Leeuwenkloof lead mine is situated approximately 30 km west of Pretoria and a few kilometres west of Pelindaba. It is an old, abandoned lead mine that operated on the farm Leeuwenkloof 97 (now 480 JQ) which today is the site of the Leeuwenkloof Environmental Facility.
The main ore mineral exploited at Leeuwenkloof was galena that occurred in quartz veins that cross-cut dolomite of the Eccles Formation, Malmani Subgroup of the Transvaal Supergroup. As with many of the lead deposits formed in the Malmani dolomite, weathering and oxidation produced a suite of secondary minerals that contain not only lead, but also zinc and copper, and Leeuwenkloof is a good example of this type of deposit. It was relatively small, with sporadic sulphide mineralization and did not yield a huge amount of ore but Willemse et al. (1944) record that 1,272 tons of lead ore, averaging 75% Pb was mined from 1907-1908 and again during the period 1914-1925 when production ceased (Cairncross, 2016).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 References: |
| β Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| β Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Minium Formula: Pb3O4 |
| β Plattnerite Formula: PbO2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| β Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Minium | 4.BD.05 | Pb3O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Plattnerite | 4.DB.05 | PbO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Minium | Pb3O4 |
| O | β Plattnerite | PbO2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
| Pb | β Minium | Pb3O4 |
| Pb | β Plattnerite | PbO2 |
| Pb | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
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