Producers of Salt in South Africa 2013
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DIRECTORY D4/2013 PRODUCERS OF SALT IN SOUTH AFRICA 2013 DIRECTORATE: MINERAL ECONOMICS DIRECTORY D4/2013 PRODUCERS OF SALT IN SOUTH AFRICA 2013 DIRECTORATE: MINERAL ECONOMICS Compiled by Ms. M. Muravha and Ms. E. Malematja Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Issued by and obtainable from The Director: Mineral Economics, Trevenna Campus, 70 Meintjies Street, Arcadia, Pretoria 0001, Private Bag X59, Arcadia 0001 Telephone (012)444-3536, Telefax (012) 444-3134 Website: http://www.dmr.gov.za 2 DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES Director-General Dr. T. Ramontja MINERAL POLICY AND PROMOTION BRANCH Deputy Director General Mr. M. Mabuza MINERAL PROMOTION CHIEF DIRECTORATE Chief Director Ms. S. Mohale DIRECTORATE: MINERAL ECONOMICS Director Mr. T.R. Masetlana Deputy Director: Industrial Minerals Ms. N. Dlambulo THIS, THE SEVENTH REVISED EDITION, PUBLISHED IN MARCH 2013 ISBN 978-0-621-42328-0 COPYRIGHT RESERVED 3 DISCLAIMER Whereas the greatest care has been taken in the compilation of the contents of this publication, the Department of Minerals Resources does not hold itself responsible for any errors or omissions. 4 FOREWORD Due to several recent changes in the South African salt industry, particularly with regard to ownership, it was deemed necessary to update this directory of salt producers in South Africa. Data contained in this edition were supplied by the various companies listed, to whom due acknowledgement is made. Where available email and website addresses are included. Further details relating to South Africa's industrial minerals are given in the Directorate’s annual review of the South African Mineral Industry (SAMI). We hope that this directory will once again prove itself valuable to the producers, processors, marketers and consumers of South Africa's salt. December 2013 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION 1 SALT PRODUCTION PROCES 2-3 PRODUCERS OF SALT 4-18 INDEX 19-20 OTHER USEFUL ADDRESSES 21-28 aADDRESSES______________________________________ 6 INTRODUCTION Salt has the chemical composition of Sodium Chloride and a readily available inexpensive bulk mineral that can be produced by a variety of methods: Solar brine – seawater evaporation in shallow coastal basins or artificial ponds. Lake brine is also used as feed in conventional solar ponds. Underground deposits of halite or rock salt, mined by room and pillar, or solution mining which forms a large underground cavity. Vacuum evaporation – brine dehydration to crystallise salt in a series of multiple-effect evaporators operated under vacuum to reduce process temperatures. Salt is critical to human and animal health. It is a common part of our everyday lives that is rarely thought of, as it is a natural resource that must be discovered, boiled/evaporated or mined, processed, and marketed before it is used for various end uses such as a food processing additive and flavour enhancer. Over 100 countries produce significant amounts of salt with many others on a small scale. China is the biggest producer of salt in the world, accounting for approximately 22 percent, with United States providing about 16 percent and Germany and France about 7 to 6 percent. Other major producers are India, Australia, Mexico and Canada. South Africa produces less than 50% of its salt requirements, with the shortfall being made up by imports from Australia, Namibia and Botswana. The main uses of salt are found in: Chemical production; Cooking and food processing; Agriculture; Other industrial uses such as oil and gas exploration, textile dyeing, aluminium refining, glazing, soap making and leather tanning. The biggest consumer of salt is the chemical industry accounting for more than 60 percent of the total world production. The second largest consumer of salt is the food industries, which use approximately 30 percent. The balance is used for water treatment, production of cooling brines and other smaller application. SALT PRODUCTION PROCESS In 2013, South Africa had 27 salt pans. Salt resources in South Africa are confined to underground brines associated with inland saltpans, coastal saltpans and seawater. The majority of inland pans lie on rocks of the Karoo Sequence near Vryburg in the North West Province to Hopetown on the eastern border of the Northern Cape. Near Waterpoort, at the foot of the Soutpansberg in Limpopo province, a saltpan occurs on basalt of Lebombo Group. Salt refiners & packers was the largest producer in 2012, followed by Dwaggas salt, Vrysoutspan- Kalahari and Swartkops. These four companies together accounted for approximately 74 percent of the South Africa's salt production. The aforementioned companies are owned as followers: I. Salt Refiners and packers, owned by the Sutherland & Krok families II. Dwaggas salt works, owned by G Nel III. Saamweek Soutwerke Bk IV. Swartkops seeSout, owned by G Schombee SA produces salt by solar evaporation of brines method (Fig 1). In general, the production methods do not differ materially from those implemented elsewhere in the world. 2 Mining Products Principal /Processing Applications Pumping of brine Methods Chemical industry Coarse Concentration Salt dams Hides and skin Crystallisation ponds Animal feeds Wash Household Processed Mill Salt Other Figure 1: Basic flow diagram of salt production Notes: Various grades of salt are available in South Africa: Grade I coarse or milled; >95% NaCl, 1.5% SO4 Grade II coarse or milled; 85-95% NaCl Grade III coarse; 75-85% NaCl Grade IV coarse; < 75% NaCl or contaminated grades I, II , III 3 PRODUCERS OF SALT - 1 MINE PRODUCER SOURCE PRODUCT AND MARKETING AND CODE PACKAGING DISTRIBUTION Controlling Group 1. BLOEMHOF SALT AND CHEMICALS PO Box 100 Vivo 0924 Tel: (015) 593 0127 Fax: (015) 593 0127 Email: [email protected] Mine 0096 1.1 BERGPAN Pan brine Coarse, unwashed BergpanSoutwerke SALTWORKS Grade I, II, III, and V PO Box 100 50 kg bags Vivo 0924 Tel: (015) 593 0127 Fax: (015) 593 0127 Email: [email protected] Farm, District Zoutpan 479 MS, Soutpansberg, Limpopo 4 PRODUCERS OF SALT –2 MINE PRODUCER SOURCE PRODUCT AND MARKETING AND CODE PACKAGING DISTRIBUTION Controlling Group 2. CEREBOS PO Box 7137 Newton Park 6055 Tel: (041) 403 6700 Fax: (041) 403 6714 Email: [email protected] Mine 0570 2.2 Seawater Pure Vacuum Dried Cerebos Limited SalnovaZwartkopsSaltwork (PVD) s) PO Box 7137 NaCl 99,9%; Ca Newton Park 0,02%; 6055 Mg 0,03%; SO4 0,5% Tel: (041) 403 6700 Fax: (041) 403 6714 Insolubles 0,02% Farm, District 500g pre-packs, 1 Coega 303, Coega River kg, Mouth 343 sub 11, Coega 50 kg bags River Mouth 566, Merville 308, Schelmhoek 311, Swartekoppen 302 sub 3, 7, 17, 25,28-30; Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape 2.3 Sundays River Seawater Coarse, washed Cerebos Limited 3675 Saltworks and refined PO Box 7137 Newton Park NaCl 99,5%; Ca 6055 0,02%; Mg 0,03%; SO4 Tel: (041) 403 6700 0,5% Fax: (041) 403 6714 Insolubles 0,05% Farm, District Melville PTN 2 3 & 4, 500g pre-packs, 1 Schelmhoek PTN 1& 2 kg, Port Elizabeth, Eastern 50 kg bags Cape 5 PRODUCERS OF SALT – 3 MINE PRODUCER SOURCE PRODUCT AND MARKETING AND CODE PACKAGING DISTRIBUTION Controlling Group 3. CRYSTAL SALT PO Box 123 Vivo 0924 Tel: (015) 593 0128 Fax: (015) 593 0128 Mine 0119 3.1Crystal Salt Pan brine Grades I, II and III Crystal Salt PO Box 123 (Coarse, unwashed) Vivo 0924 5kg, 10kg, 25kg and 50kg bags Tel: (015) 593 0128 Fax: (015) 593 0128 Farm, District Zoutpan 459 MS, Soutpansberg, Limpopo 6 PRODUCERS OF SALT - 4 and 5 MINE PRODUCER SOURCE PRODUCT AND MARKETING AND CODE PACKAGING DISTRIBUTION Controlling Group 4. DAVID SHEKESHE 37 Shekeshe Street Ikgomotseng Soutpan 9356 Tel: (071) 505 9484 Mine 5095 4.1David Shekeshe Pan brine Grade I, II and III Varspan Salt 37 Shekeshe Street Ikgomotseng Coarse Soutpan 9356 Tel: (071) 505 9484 Farm, District Zoutpan 301 HO Christiana, North West Controlling Group 5. DWAGGAS SALT WORKS PO Box 60997 Table View 7439 Tel: (021) 933 2184 Fax: (021) 933 1975 Email: [email protected] Mine 5086 5.1 Dwaggas Salt Works Pan brine Grade I and II Dwaggas Salt Works PO Box 60997 Table View NaCl 97,5%; Ca 0,1%; 7439 MgO 0,3%; SO4 0,15% Tel: (021) 933 2184 20kg, 50kg, 1 ton bags Fax: (021) 933 1975 Email: [email protected] Farm, District Dwaggas – oos 190/3, Calvinia, Northern Cape 7 PRODUCERS OF SALT - 6 and 7 MINE PRODUCER SOURCE PRODUCT AND MARKETING AND CODE PACKAGING DISTRIBUTION Controlling Group 6. EUNIS BELEGGINGS (EDMS) BPK PO Box 98 Hofmeyr 5930 Tel: (048) 885 9005 Fax: (048) 885 9018 Email: [email protected] Mine 4221 6.1 Teviot Salt Works Pan brine Grade II and III Teviot Salt Works PO Box 98 Hofmeyr 5930 Tel: (048) 885 9005 Fax: (048) 885 9018 Farm, District QuaggasLaagte 57 Ptn 3 & 4, Zoutpan 56, Hofmeyr, Eastern Cape Controlling Group 7. IDC OOSTHUIZEN PO Box 159 Dealesville 9348 Tel: (051) 811 0184 Mine 0472 7.1 IDC Oosthuizen Pan brine Grade II IDC Oosthuizen PO Box 159 Dealesville Coarse (Stock Salt) 9348 50 kg bags Tel: (051) 811 0184 Farm, District Kleinbrakfontein 307, Boshof, Free State 8 PRODUCERS OF SALT - 8 MINE PRODUCER SOURCE PRODUCT AND MARKETING AND CODE PACKAGING DISTRIBUTION Controlling Group 8. KALKPOORT SOUTWERKE BK PO Box 1228 Upington 8800 Tel: (054) 331 1408 Fax: (021) 331 3128 Email:[email protected] Mine 4085 8.1 Grootwitpan Pan brine Coarse, unwashed and KalkpoortSoutwerke PO Box 1228 or refined Upington 8800 Grade I and II Tel: (054) 331 1408 500g, 1kg, 5kg, 50kg – Fax: (021) 331 3128 depends on client requirement Farm, District Grootwitpan, 327, Ptn 5 and 10, Gordonia, Northern Cape 4087 8.2 Norokei&Kalkpoort Pan brine Coarse, unwashed and KalkpoortSoutwerke PO Box 1228 or refined Upington 8800 Grade I and II Tel: (054) 331 1408 500g, 1kg, 5kg, 50kg – Fax: (054) 331 1408 depends on client requirement Farm, District Norokei, Ptn 8, Gordonia, Northern Cape 9 PRODUCERS OF SALT - 9 and 10 MINE PRODUCER SOURCE PRODUCT AND MARKETING AND CODE PACKAGING DISTRIBUTION Controlling Group 9.