EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT CREATE LONG-TERM SHARED VALUE

ZEERUST FLUORSPAR

Location: Zeerust, North West Province, South Africa

 

Commodity: High-grade acid-grade fluorspar

Project stage: Mining right granted, Feasibility study ongoing

Potential: ~0.4ktpa acidspar over a 30+ year mine life

ERG's Zeerust Fluorspar project hosts the world's largest known fluorspar resource by mineral content. The shallow flat-lying ore body is suited for large scale, low cost opencast mining. Prefeasibility tests confirmed the feasibility of producing 97% (CaF2) grade acidspar. The fluorite contained within the stromatolitic dolomite formations promise to yield a very pure product with few contaminants. The mining right spans ~22000 ha with final mine designs underway.

ZEERUST Mpa