Orion and Minerva

Past Producer in South Africa with commodities Osmium, Iridium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038816
MRDS ID M046267
Record type Site
Current site name Orion and Minerva

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.22284, -26.30577 (WGS84)
Relative position 12 MILE SOUTH JOHANNESBURG AT NATAL SPRUIT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Osmium Primary
Iridium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.22284, -26.30577

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form MINE DUMPS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Johannesburg District

Comments on the production information

  • WASHING OLD MINE DUMPS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WAGNER, 1929, PLATINUM DEPOSITS AND MINES IN SOUTH AFRICA: STRUIK (PTY) LTD., CAPETOWN 1973, P. 40

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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