Steenkampskraal mine

Steenkampskraal mine
Location
Steenkampskraal mine
Location in South Africa
Western Cape
Country South Africa
Coordinates 30°59′10.0931″S 18°37′44.6395″E / 30.986136972°S 18.629066528°E / -30.986136972; 18.629066528Coordinates: 30°59′10.0931″S 18°37′44.6395″E / 30.986136972°S 18.629066528°E / -30.986136972; 18.629066528
Production
Products Rare-earth elements
Owner
Website https://www.steenkampskraal.com/

The Steenkampskraal mine is a rare-earth elements (REEs) mine 71 km (44 mi) north of Vanrhynsdorp in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The Steenkampskraal Mine is located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is an existing mine that was operated by Anglo American Corporation from 1952 to 1963. In addition to the mining right area of 474 hectares, the company also owns three surrounding farms with a total area of about 7,000 hectares. Steenkampskraal has the highest grade Rare Earth deposit in the world. It has a resource of about 605,000 tons at an average grade of 14.4% Total Rare Earth Oxide (TREO) for a total of 86,900 tons contained TREO. Ach ton of ore in the Steenkampskraal mine contains rare earths to the value of approximately US$ 3,000 at present market prices. The total quantity of neodymium in the mine is 15,600 tons at a resource grade of 2.58% Nd2O3. There is great potential to further increase the mineral resource beyond the current mine area. Low Capex – Much of the work and the investment to bring the mine into production has already been done. Low Opex – Shallow mine with an average depth of 100m.

References

  • Steenkampskraal, "Company & PropertyMine", http://www.infomine.com/index/properties/Steenkampskraal.html
  • Great Western Minerals Group Ltd: Steenkampskraal Rare Earth Element Project, South AfricaTechnical Report and Mineral Resource Estimate 15 December2012
  • 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. ISSN 0361-0128.
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