Minerals

• Clay: Small deposits of high quality clay in the Transkei, eg Port St Johns, for extraction.
• Coal: Feasibility of coal mining at Indwe/Molteno, upgrading coal quality and uses in industries in the province, including brick making, ceramics and metal production.
• Construction material: Brick making, cement manufacture and aggregate for roads and construction.
• Diamonds: Possibility of alluvial diamonds in the Orange River and kimberlite pipes in Maluti.
• Electrolytic manganese dioxide: Feasibility of EMD production at Coega IDZ from manganese ore transported from Northern Cape.
• Glass beads: A small industry has been established to make beads from recycled glass.
• Jewellery: Assessment of skills in the province.
• Kaolin: Feasibility of processing Grahamstown deposits for ceramics, pottery and bone china. Feasibility of bone ash production for bone china.
• Silica: High-quality quartzite close to Port Elizabeth that can be mined for silica, for potential use in Ferro-Silicon manufacture at Coega.
• Stone quarrying: Black granite (dolerite) at Willowvale for cladding and gravestones, and fresh water limestone (travertine) at Port St Johns for cladding and sculptures.
• Titanium: Possibility of a titanium smelter at one of the IDZs using sand from the Pondoland area of the Wild Coast.