Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates, Copper, Iron, Zirconium, Uranium, Thorium
Commodity typeB
Geology
Host rockPyroxenite,Phosphorite · Phalaborwa Complex;Phalaborwa Complex
StructureArchean Granite And Gneiss
Tectonic settingMagmatic Plug
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1953
Last production1982
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10024661
MRDS IDISM0394
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-23.98001, 31.21806
References
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 5TH ED., 1976, P.399-406MINERALS BUREAU