Buffalo Fluorspar Mine-1982 Production

Past Producer in South Africa with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, REE

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10100267
MRDS ID	W033040
Record type	Site
Current site name	Buffalo Fluorspar Mine-1982 Production

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Approximate
Geographic coordinates:	25.09406, -28.99506 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite	Primary
REE	Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1)	25.09406, -28.99506	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Both metallic and non-metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Bushveld Igneous Complex

Comments on the production information

BUFFALO NOW SOUTH AFRICA'S LARGEST PRODUCER OF FLUORSPAR-MAINLY ACID GRADE, BUT ALSO METALLURGICAL GRADE. IN ADDITION, BUFFALO ONLY PRODUCER OF CERAMIC GRADE.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W033040

Bibliographic references

Production

BUFFALO FLUORSPAR-VERBAL DISCUSSIONS WITH COMPANY OFFICIAL

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUN-1984	Mccarter, Lorna D	Department of State