Kwazulu-Natal
Producer

Richards Bay Mine

Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
IronTitaniumZirconiumREE
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryTitanium, Zirconium
TertiaryREE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsMagnetite, Monazite, Rutile, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1973
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10134729
MRDS IDW700468
Alternate namesNo Alternate Name
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-28.67976, 32.18473
References
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