Orapa Mine, Orapa, Letlhakane, Central District, Botswanai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Orapa Mine | Mine |
| Orapa | Town |
| Letlhakane | Village |
| Central District | District |
| Botswana | Country |
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Type:
Owned/operated by:
Debswana Diamond Company Ltd (50%) - a joint venture of De Beers Group of Companies
Mindat Locality ID:
17292
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:17292:0
GUID (UUID V4):
b0858b9b-27fe-4d84-9950-6b001d98131c
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Orapa Daimond Mine
Other Languages:
French:
mine d'Orapa, District Central, Botswana
Russian:
Шахта Орапа, Центральный округ, Ботсвана
Simplified Chinese:
Orapa钻石矿脉, 中部區, 波札那
Arabic:
منجم اورابا للماس, المقاطعة المركزية, بوتسوانا
Indonesian:
Tambang berlian Orapa, Distrik Central, Botswana
Japanese:
オラパ鉱山, セントラル地区, ボツワナ
Ukrainian:
Орапа, Центральний округ, Ботсвана
This opencast diamond mine, owned by Debswana, is a 50:50 joint venture of De Beers and the Botswanan government.
The mine works two pipes; the northern (older) one was discovered in 1967 by De Beers geologists using traditional heavy-mineral sampling.
Production started in 1971.
The mine is currently one of the largest diamond producers.
In 2004, it produced 16.9 million carats, which was about 15% of world production.
Located about 250 km west of Francistown.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Cubo-ice (TL) Formula: H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C References: |
| ⓘ Diamond var. Ballas |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 References: |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| ⓘ | Diamond var. Ballas | 1.CB.10a | C |
| ⓘ | 1.CB.10a | C | |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cubo-ice (TL) | 4.AA.10 | H2O |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Cubo-ice | H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Cubo-ice | H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fossils
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orapa_diamond_mine |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q859817 |
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