Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Vermiculite, Phosphorus-Phosphates
SecondaryPlatinum, Palladium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Gold, Iron, Silver
TertiaryTitanium, Metal, Thorium, Uranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formPIPELIKE WITH ELLIPTICAL CROSS SECTION
Ore controlTransgressive Carbonatite In Stockwork Of Veinlets
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Bravoite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Ilmenite, Linnaeite, Magnetite, Malachite, Marcasite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBiotite, Chondrodite, Dolomite, Olivine, Phlogopite
Other materialsApatite
Geology
Host rockIntrusive Carbonatite
StructureRocks (Phoscorite, Older Banded Carbonatite, Micaceous Pyroxenite In Concentric Pattern, Rocks (Younger Banded Carbonatite, Transgressive Carbonatite) That Fall In Fracture Pattern Superimposed On Concentric Structure; Karoo Dolerite Dikes That Cut All Other Rocks; Phoscorite Consists Of Serpentinized Olivine, Magnetite, Apatite, Mica, Carbonate And Baddelevite Weathered To 200 Feet
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production yearsORE ACC
Identification
Deposit ID10039040
MRDS IDM046564
Alternate namesLoolekop, Phalaborwa, Foskor's Old Copper Quarry
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-23.99667, 31.14722
References
LOMBAARD, WARD - ABLE, BRUCE, 1964, GEOL. SOL. SOUTH AFRICA, ORE DEPOSITS, V. II, P. 315 - 337COUSINS AND VERMAAK, 1976, ECON GEOL, V. 71 P. 287 - 305LIST OF WORKING MINES IN REPUBLIC OF S. AFRICA, 1968: DEPT. MINES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, NO. 18, SUPPL., P. 1ENG. MIN. JOURNAL 1977 PALABORA: ENG. MIN. JOUR. MAY 19771957 DIREXPL 135,937 FT DRILL CORVERWOERD, 1967, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HANDBOOK SOUTH AFRICA NO. 6