Commodities
PrimaryCobalt, Bromine, Halite, Sodium
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsBrine, Halite, Trona
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Sand and Gravel,Lake Sediments,Evaporite
Tectonic settingMakgadikgadi Depression
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1991
Identification
Deposit ID10096950
MRDS IDI000209
Alternate namesSoa Pan
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.66357, 26.00142
References
MINING MAGAZINE, 1990, PANORAMA: V. (MAY), P. 320-321.DE KUN, N., 1987, MINERAL ECONOMICS OF AFRICA: NEW YORK, ELSEVIER, P. 265.MINING MAGAZINE, 1990, PANORAMA: V. 163, NO. 5, P. 323-324.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1990, WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 278, P. 13-14.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1989, WORLD OF MINERALS (BOTSWANA): NO. 256, P. 11, 13.MANNION, L.E., 1983, SODIUM CARBONATE DEPOSITS, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS), 5TH EDITION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 1187-1206.DE KUN, 1987.