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Garatouw No. 467

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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038811
MRDS ID M046261
Record type Site
Current site name Garatouw No. 467

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.06808, -24.57999 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Comments on the location information

  • GARATOUW FARM 467

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.06808, -24.57999
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PEGMATITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lydenburg District

Reference information

Comments on the other database information

  • RECORD NUMBER ISM0689 IS A POTENTIAL DUPLICATE OF THIS RECORD

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WAGNER, 1925, PLATINUM DEPOSITS IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE LYDENBURG DISTRICT: S. AFRICA JOUR. INDUSTRIES BULL. 102, P. 20

Reporter information

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

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