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Northern Transvaal Messina Copper Exploration Co.

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038818
MRDS ID M046269
Record type Site
Current site name Northern Transvaal Messina Copper Exploration Co.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.86139, -22.4301 (WGS84)
Relative position FOUR MILES WEST OF MESSINA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE ASSAY = .155 OZ PT/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.86139, -22.4301
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form SILL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Messina District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WAGNER, 1929, PLATINUM DEPOSITS AND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA: STRUIK (PTY) LTD., CAPETOWN 1973, P. 30

Reporter information

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

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