Elandsfontein 386 Kq

Past Producer in South Africa with commodity Platinum

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10038831
MRDS ID	M046289
Record type	Site
Current site name	Elandsfontein 386 Kq
Alternate or previous names	Elandsfontein Platinum Ltd.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	27.10145, -25.46332 (WGS84)
Relative position	ABOUT 24 MILES NW RUSTENBURG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Platinum Critical	Primary

Analytical data

Result	ASSAY = PT .26 OZ/TON AVG.

Nearby scientific data

(1)	27.10145, -25.46332	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form IGNEOUS SHEET

Length 1441.7M

General form	IGNEOUS SHEET
Length	1441.7M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Rustenburg District

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M046289

Bibliographic references

Deposit

WAGNER, 1929, PLATINUM DEPOSITS AND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA: STRUIK (PTY) LTD., CAPETOWN 1973, P. 147

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.