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Uranium (commodity) from
Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Commodity:Uranium (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Uranium (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1204615
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1204615:7
GUID (UUID V4):63a547c9-b791-4968-96af-092ec0862989
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
LEGACY OF THE MINE LEGACY OF THE MINE LEGACY OF THE MINE ILAN GODFREY JACANA CONTENTS The...The Long (and Dark) Shadow of Mining in South Africa 10 The Photographs 7 Extended Captions 131 ...Noe rani ese talicim'y z i Palabora Copper Mine, Phalaborwa, Limpopo, 2013. = SS > a 7 =i - ...Ose The Long (and Dark) Shadow of Mining in South Africa Sakhela Buhlungu For nearly 150 years the mining...mining industry has been the catalyst for South Africa’s economic development and therefore the country’s
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CARBONATITE AND PHOSCORITE MAGMATISM OF THE PHALABORWA COMPLEX (SOUTH AFRICA) S.C. ERIKSSON .1 Bernard Price...University of the Witwatersrand, 2001 Johannesburg (South Africa) (Received January 26, 1984; revised and accepted...the Phalaborwa Complex (South Africa). Isot. Geosci., 2: 291--299. The Phalaborwa Complex (South Africa)... INTRODUCTION The Phalaborwa Complex .2, northeastern Transvaal, South Africa, represents significant...substantiation. Early geologists had postulated that the Phalaborwa Complex could be around 200-140 Ma and associated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
associations, as exemplified by the Phalaborwa Complex, South Africa Lorenzo Milani 1 & Robert Bolhar...and carbonatite rocks of the Palaeoproterozoic Phalaborwa Complex. Textural and compositional characterization...Witwatersrand, PVT Bag 3, Wits, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa 2 Department of Earth Sciences, University...the Western Cape, PVT Bag X17, Bellville 7530, South Africa 3 Department of Earth Sciences, Stellenbosch...Stellenbosch University, PVT Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa 4 GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam Telegrafenberg
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University] at 05:17 17 August 2017 of PALABORA Limpopo Province South Africa MALCOLM SOUTHWOOD 7 Campbell Court...Gauteng Johannesburg, South Africa brucec@uj.ac.za A Figure 1. The abandoned Palabora open pit, photographed...bottom of the pit 300 meters below sea level. The Palabora* Igneous Complex (PIC) is located some 450 kilometers...kilometers northeast of Johannesburg in Limpopo Province, South Africa, just below the Tropic of Capricorn...and vermiculite from the complex. In 1956 the Palabora Mining Company was set up to develop the large
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Porgera, Cripple Creek, Ladolam, Olympic Dam and Phalaborwa examples, are judged to diverge appreciably from...Canyon, New Mexico Foley Ridge and Annie Creek, South Dakota Au–Cu Monzodiorite-quartz monzonite porphyry...trachyte porphyry intrusions in the Black Hills of South Dakota, United States, may also be assigned to the...Dam, all containing >20 million oz Au, and the Phalaborwa copper deposit are prime examples (Table 2)....epithermal category, or Olympic Dam and perhaps even Phalaborwa (Groves and Vielreicher 2001) to the iron oxide-copper-gold
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
P ARAGENETICAL ORE MINERALOGY OF THE LOOLEKOP-PHALABORWA CARBONATITE COMPLEX, EASTERN TRANSVAAL By I...ABSTRACT The paragenesis of the ore minerals of the Phalaborwa Complex is described. The properties of two unknown...radioactive and sulphide ore minerals of the Iloolekop-Phalaborwa Carbonatite Complex. The general geological and... 360 TRANSACTIONS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA bably a nickel-bearing mineral, and the other...crystals show a very distinct zonal structure. The uranium-rich core which shows slight yellow brown internal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
vegetation include Nb, rare earth elements (REEs), P, Ba, Sr, F, U, and Th, and in water, F, Th, and U are...Country Mine production 2014 (Mt) 2015 (Mt) Reserves (Mt) Igneous phosphorites Brazil Russia South Africa...Although the Paleoproterozoic Phalabora Complex in South Africa only produced 2.20 Mt (10%) in 2015, the country...(2013). there is a dominant element (Ca, Pb, Sr, Ba, or Mn) at two of the cation sites, and P, V, or...Carbonatites are commonly enriched in (L)REE, Nb, P, Sr, Ba, HFSE, U, Th, and F (Jones et al., 2013). This enrichment
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
controlling apatite formation in the Phalaborwa Complex (South Africa) based on combined cathodoluminescence...Nature 2020 Abstract The Phalaborwa world-class phosphate deposit (South Africa) is hosted by a Paleoproterozoic...the Witwatersrand, PO Wits, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa 3 Etienne Deloule etienne.deloule@univ‑lorraine...phosphate deposit of Phalaborwa, located in the Archean Kaapvaal Craton of South Africa (Eriksson 1989).... The Phalaborwa deposit is related to an alkaline and carbonatitic complex dated at 2060 ± 2 Ma (Reischmann
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Australia 2 Vergenoeg Mine, Farm Kromdraai, Rust De Winter, SA, Pienaar’s River, South Africa Received February...Paleoproterozoic Vergenoeg fluorite deposit in South Africa is hosted in a breccia pipe comprising units...similarities to alkaline rocks, in particular the Phalaborwa carbonatite of similar age, including: i) size...hydrothermal overprinting. Similarities with Phalaborwa and also with Bayan Obo, Mongolia, indicate that...Bushveld Complex in the northeastern part of South Africa (RSA). Modified after Crocker (1985) The giant
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
constraints on the petrogenesis of the Phalaborwa carbonatite Complex, South Africa Fu-Yuan Wu a,⁎, Yue-Heng Yang...Council for Geoscience, Limpopo Unit, P.O. Box 620, Polokwane 0700, South Africa e Department of Earth...Sr–Nd–Hf isotopes Carbonatite Phalaborwa a b s t r a c t The Phalaborwa carbonatite Complex, situated...situated in the northeastern part of South Africa, is characterized by copper and zirconium mineralization,...emplaced. In contrast to other carbonatites, the Phalaborwa Complex is characterized by high initial Sr and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PalaboraIgneousComplex' A Brief Review PALABORA •{INING COMPANY LIMITED AND MINERALOGICAL MINE GEOLOGICAL STAFF Abstract...innumerable primitiveworkingson Loolekop, 177 178 PALABORA MINING COMPANY 15' LIMITED P..5' 35' ,...•...,..•" • • "..-.. PALABORA I,GNEOUS"---•._ ,.-.• s o ur • L,. AFRICA ! ..'• • • .", i J -"...1. Location map of the Palabora Igneous Complex in the Republic of South Africa. from which the Bantu...Corporationand NewmontMining Corporation. The Palabora Mining Company Limited was consequently formed
Report (issue)
Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States of...Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States of...Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States of...Sector (MPS) (retired); Sebastiaan J. Van Graan, South African Department of Mineral and Energy Affairs... Of these resources, some 71 percent are in South Africa, Australia, and the United States. The principal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALS AND MINES South Africa's prominent position in the mining world is recognized, but rarely has...Island in the Pacific. Of particular interest to South Africa are the figures relating to the African Continent...three-million tons a year. Of these 209 mines, South Africa has 96 (23 open pit mines and 73 underground...underground mines). The Republic is the only country in Africa which has six mines producing more than three-million...also carried on in South Africa on a large scale. South West Africa has one mine which handles more than
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
roof, and a carbonatite from the nearby alkaline Phalaborwa Complex. The results indicate that (1) the Bushveld...Zone through 500  C by 2053 Ma. The c. 2060 Ma Phalaborwa Complex (pyroxenite, syenite, carbonatite Ăž ...Paleoproterozoic Bushveld Complex in the Kaapvaal craton of South Africa includes an immense layered intrusion characterized...granitic rocks, and a carbonatite from the nearby Phalaborwa Complex. The results, coupled with the trace...(TML) are indicated (Good & de Wit, 1997). P, Phalaborwa complex; U, Uitkomst intrusion. (b) Simplified
Journal (issue)
PROJECTS SIX STAR PERFORMERS P44 MINING REVIEW AFRICA | JANUARY 2020 LEADING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION...Research programme aims to 44 50 optimise current mine cycles INDUSTRY INNOVATOR 18 A silver lining for...2020 History repeated at Palabora copper mine Gold Fields’ South Deep mine back in the black Exxaro’s...frontrunner Roxgold’s Bagassi South mine is worth its weight in gold Mining Review Africa is the exclusive media...EDITOR’S CHOICE PROJECTS gives dignity back to South Africa INDUSTRY INNOVATION 62 Investing in African
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e complexes of the Kovdor (Russia) and Palabora (South Africa) alkaline-ultrabasic massifs have comparable...and Loolekop phoscorite-carbonatite pipes in the Palabora massif have similar sequences of sulfide formation...formation, and the copper specialization of the Palabora massif can be caused by higher water content in...phoscorite-carbonatite pipe in the Palabora (Phalaborwa) massif, South Africa (RSA) is a typical example of...Kovdor massif is one of the richest. Like the Palabora massif, the Kovdor massif predominantly concentrates
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
iron-oxide-apatite deposit of the Ouled Dlim Massif, South Morocco Rachid Benaouda, Dennis Kraemer, Maria...iron-oxide-apatite deposit of the Ouled Dlim Massif, South Morocco, Gondwana Research(2019), https://doi.org/10...iron-oxide-apatite deposit of the Ouled Dlim Massif, South Morocco Rachid Benaoudaa*, Dennis Kraemera, Maria...Pre-proof Abstract Recent exploration work in South Morocco revealed the occurrence of several carbonatite...an area Journal Pre-proof of 20,852 km² in the south of Morocco. The results of these geophysical surveys
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enrichment in iridium, mercury, rare earth elements, uranium, copper, and lead. The shallow drill core is extremely...Olympic Dam in South Australia (Oreskes and Einaudi, 1990), Palabora in South Africa (Groves and Vielreicher...860 420 430 370 2200 3000 1200 550 410 1900 1800 Ba (ppm) 3 227 141 34 138 256 173 35 450 433 62 18...Ontario; samples no. 7 to 20 were analyzed by INAA (As, Ba, Br, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Eu, Fe, Hf, La, Lu, Na, Nd,...qualitative EDS analysis showed subordinate peaks of P, Ba, Al, and K. Rare crystals of yttrium phosphate (xenotime
Book (edition)
UES COVER: TAPESTRIES. DEPICTING DIAMOND IRON, URANIUM, COAL AND GOLD, DESIGNED AND MADE BY JO AND ERNEST...OF OF SOUTH AFRICA MINES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF REPUBLIC OF THE SOUTH AFRICA...Second World War, and partly as a result of it, South Africa experienced vast industrial expansion. This...official ‘handbook on the mineral resources of South Africa, it has become necessary to revise, or rather...great diversity and magnitude of South African mineral deposits and local mining operations, the Economic
Journal (issue)
Zeolites and associated minerals from the Palabora mine, Transvaal....................................& R. S. W. Braithwaite The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick ..................... 263 by W. E...Kalahari m an g an ese field, C ape Province, South Africa. (See th e article in this issue, b eg in n...July-A ugust, 1991 in the collection from a specific mine, state or country, or all the gem beryls over 20...Europe and South America, $7.50/$8.00; by airmail to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, $8.50/$9
Journal (issue)
P708324 geoniieuw ge ws w maandb blad va an de mine eralogiische kring k a antwer rpen v..z.w. 33 3(3)...bibliothee ek, uitleendienst of... ge ewoon een gezellig ba abbeltje... De eze maand worden specimens va an valleriiet...Cloncurryite, a new mineral from the Great Australian mine, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia, and its relationship...mines, New South Wales, and a comment on wattevilleite 47-49 Mineral news from Southern Africa 50-51 What's...Aurangabad 56-66 Tarbuttit von der Skorpion Zink mine, Namibia 67-72 Achat Magazin • HONA 42(3), 10.07
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Cleveland Potash Cleveland Potash AFRICA 38 Shanta Gold 54 Palabora Group AUSTRALIA 66 Austmine 72 Minecorp...94 AMG Mineracao 66 54 72 Minecorp Austmine Palabora Group 82 Primero Mining 5 M A C H I N E RY...Southern Africa. Named after the parallel of latitude that connects Perth and South Africa, South 32 is...various positions for BHP in Australia, Canada, South Africa, Angola and Mozambique. Prior to being appointed...EKATI Diamond Mine in Canada, the Richards Bay Minerals Joint Venture in South Africa, diamonds exploration
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Metallurgy (NIM) Bon Accord Mpumalanga Province South Africa BRUCE CAIRNCROSS N Department of Geology University...PO Box 524, Auckland Park 2006 Johannesburg South Africa brucec@uj.ac.za IMITE, (Ni,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8...Barberton greenstone belt, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Figure 1. Entrance to the Council for Mineral...of Johannesburg city center, in the Randburg municipality. Bruce Cairncross photo (February 2017). Volume...for Metallurgy (NIM) based in Johannesburg, South Africa, subsequently renamed in 1981 as MINTEK, the
Report (issue)
INrr~~Rl()R • IJ Rl◄:1\ lJ lT () I◄~ l\11 N l◄:s AFRICA *Algiers Tunis • NISIA Tripoli Cairo* ALGERIA...Windhoek* Gaborone * Pretoria * Mbabane REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRIC1' \ Maputo * LESOTHO MAURITIUS (J Port... MINERALS YEARBOOK MINERAL INDUSTRIES OF r, AFRICA U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF MINES...reports and one world overview: Mineral Industries of Africa, Mineral Industries of Asia and the Pacific, Mineral...137 Sierra Leone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Sudan . . . .
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tectonics, magmatism, and mineralisation of the South African Precambrian shield is discussed. A geosynclinal...five times as long as the post-Precambrian. The South African shield appears highly suitable for investigations...preserved and well exposed. The Precambrian in southern Africa comprises a more or less continuous suite ofmetasediments...of more than 35,000 m. Furthermore, in southern Africa the earth's history, at least in outline, appears...mineralisation. There is hardly anywhere else in Africa an orogenic zone to which this applies. Recent
 
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