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Aties Iron Mine, Vredendal, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Aties Iron Mine | Mine (Inactive) |
| Vredendal | Town |
| Matzikama Local Municipality | Municipality |
| West Coast District Municipality | District |
| Western Cape | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 40' 38'' South , 18° 37' 15'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vredendal | 14,806 (2012) | 11.4km |
The iron ore deposits generally comprise massive gossaniferous material that becomes irregular and tapers into veins at depth. The ore generally contains the minerals hematite, goethite and/or limonite and is hosted by rocks of the Gifberg and Vanrhynsdorp Groups. Deposits with the highest economic potential are hosted by the Aties Formation and some eight of these were exploited, but are now all abandoned. The largest deposit, Aties Iron Mine, is located on the farm Vaderlandsche Rietkuil 308, 12 km east of Vredendal, and was exploited between 1975 and 1996 for use as a flux in the manufacture of cement. The average grade was 70 % Fe2O3 and annual production was 50 kt. The indicated mineral reserves are about 0.5 million tons. The economic potential of the iron deposits has decreased due to their small size and competition from other sources. The cement manufacturer, PPC, now uses iron from Saldanha Steel for use as a flux in the manufacture of cement. (Cole et al., 2014).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
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Aties Iron Mine, Vredendal, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa