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Palabora mine and smelter |
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South Africa
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Etat / Province |
Northern transvaal |
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Pretoria |
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PRODUCTION
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24 S 27 / 26 E 47 |
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Légende
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Uranium - Zircon -
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Risques / Pays : Important |
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Located 360km north east of Pretoria, close to the Kruger National Park, Palabora is South Africa's leading copper producer, and is also a major source of vermiculite and baddeleyite (zirconium oxide).
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Open-pit mining commenced at Palabora in 1964 and ended in 2002 when the pit reached its final economic depth. The development of an underground mine to work the ore remaining below the pit bottom began during the final years of open-pit production, at a cost of some $465m, with the prospect of a further 20 years' life in the underground operation.
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Palabora contains magnetite, vermiculite, apatite, zirconium, titanium and uranium as well as copper. The deposit is hosted in an alkaline igneous complex comprising mainly pyroxenite with occurrences of pegmatites, foskorite and carbonatite. Three s Plus...
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Données mises à jour le : 10/11/2009
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