Description
Dr. Hans Merensky
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Vermiculite, Iron, Uranium
SecondaryHafnium, Phosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryAluminum, Potassium, Titanium, Metal, Thorium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formRING STRUCTURE
Ore controlTransgressive Carbonatite In Stockwork Of Veinlets
Materials
Ore mineralsApatite, Bornite, Bravoite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Ilmenite, Linnaeite, Magnetite, Malachite, Marcasite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Chondrodite, Diabase, Dolomite, Mica, Olivine, Phlogopite
Geology
Host rockIntrusive Carbonatite,Gneiss
Associated rockGneiss
StructurePyroxenite, Syenite And Carbonatite Intrusives In Granite-Gneissic Host Rocks, 'Palabora Complex,' An Intrusive Near-Vertical Pipe Composed Largely Of Pyroxenite.
Tectonic settingShield
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1965
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10069814
MRDS IDW007520
Alternate namesPalabora Mining Company Limited
RegionAF
Data scoreA
Coordinates-23.99667, 31.13472
References
PALABORA ANNUAL REPORTS: 1974, 1975PHALABORWA REPORTLEAFLET-PALABORA MINING COMPANY LIMITEDLOMBAARD AND OTHERS, 1964, GEOLOGY SOC. SOUTH AFRICA, ORE DEPOSITS, V. II, P. 315-317.COUSINS AND VERMAAK, 1976, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 71, P. 287-305.LIST OF WORKING MINES IN REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, 1968: SOUTH AFRICA DEPT. MINES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, NO. 18, SUPPL., P. 1.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1977, PALABORA: MAY.VERWOERD, 1967, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HANDBOOK SOUTH AFRICA NO. 6.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1967, PALABORA BULLETIN K8-B32: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 1967.INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK REPORTS, 1974, MINERALS: CERP B-429, 1974, 1975.PALABORA ANNUAL REPORT, 1980 ; PALABORA ANNUAL REPORT 1977 ; PALABORA ANNUAL REPORT 1979 ; PALABORA MINING COMPANY LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 1981 ; PALABORA MINING COMPANY ANNUAL REPORT - 1983 ; PALABORA ANNUAL REPORT - 1985 ; PALABORA ANNUAL REPORT-1986 ; PALABORA MINING COMPANY ANNUAL REPORT - 1984 ; PALABORA MINING COMPANY ANNUAL REPORT. - 1982 ; PALABORA ANNUAL REPORT 1980 ; PALABORA ANNUAL REPORT 1978 ; PALABORA COMPANY REPORT 1976