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Steenkampskraal Mine, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Steenkampskraal Mine | Mine |
| Matzikama Local Municipality | Municipality |
| West Coast District Municipality | District |
| Western Cape | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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30° 58' 33'' South , 18° 37' 58'' East
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Located 50 km east of Bitterfontein. Boundary changes place locality into the Western Cape province. Rare earth deposit. The mine has the highest grade of rare earth elements (REE) in the world. It has a Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) of 605,000 tons at an average grade of 14.36% total rare earth oxides (TREO) for a total of 86,900 tons contained TREO including Y2O3. There is the potential to further increase the resource within and beyond the current mining right area. The neodymium grade, on its own, is 2.58% which is higher than the total rare earth grades in most other rare earth deposits. The total quantity of neodymium in the mine is 15,600 tons. The mine owns the surrounding farms Roodewal 74 and Uilklip 65.
Currently, the deposit is estimated to contain approximately 66.5 × 104 t of REE resources, with an average TREO grade of 14.5%. The economic proportions of element are estimated as follows: Nd 56.59%, Dy 14.19%, Pr 12.43%, Tb 9.62%, Gd 2.12%, Ce 1.95%, and others 3.12%.
The deposit is a thin, lens-shaped monazite ore body located in the Bushmanland Sub-province of the Proterozoic Namaqua-Natal Metamorphic Province, South Africa.
Currently, the deposit is estimated to contain approximately 66.5 × 104 t of REE resources, with an average TREO grade of 14.5%. The economic proportions of element are estimated as follows: Nd 56.59%, Dy 14.19%, Pr 12.43%, Tb 9.62%, Gd 2.12%, Ce 1.95%, and others 3.12%.
The deposit is a thin, lens-shaped monazite ore body located in the Bushmanland Sub-province of the Proterozoic Namaqua-Natal Metamorphic Province, South Africa.
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14 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hercynite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Monazite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(PO4) |
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Monazite Group' | - | REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ | 'Xenotime' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| ⓘ | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| O | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| P | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steenkampskraal_mine |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q17054179 |
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References
www.researchgate.net (n.d.) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/247863728_The_geology_of_the_Steenkampskraal_monazite_deposit_South_Africa_implications_for_REE-Th-Cu_mineralization_in_charnockite-granulite_terranes/link/0deec528de4d85f37b000000/download
Andreoli, M. A. G., Smith, C. B., Watkeys, M., Moore, J. M., Ashwal, L. D., Hart, R. J. (1994) The geology of the Steenkampskraal monazite deposit, South Africa; implications for REE-Th-Cu mineralization in charnockite-granulite terranes. Economic Geology, 89 (5) 994-1016 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.89.5.994
Steenkampskraal Mine, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa