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Tabankulu

Occurrence in South Africa with commodity Platinum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038805
MRDS ID M046253
Record type Site
Current site name Tabankulu

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.38483, -30.97975 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR TABANKULU

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.38483, -30.97975
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Griqualand East District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERTIE, 1969, ECON. GEOL. OF PT METALS: USGS PROF. PAPER 630, P. 48

  • Deposit

    THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH AFRICA, 1959: S. AFRICA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 283

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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