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Cons. Main Reef

Past Producer in South Africa with commodities Gold, 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. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038853
MRDS ID M046321
Record type Site
Current site name Cons. Main Reef
Alternate or previous names Consolidated Main Reef Mines and Estate, Ltd.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 27.96812, -26.20494 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MILES SW JOHANNESBURG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 27.96812, -26.20494
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LITHIFIED PLACER

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name West Rand Area, Witwatersrand

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Corner House

Comments on the production information

  • WORKS MAIN REEF GROUP AND BIRD REEF GROUP. AU/PT RECOVERY = 4630:1

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERTIE, 1969, ECON. GEOL. PT METALS: USGS PROF. PAPER 630, P. 45 - 48

  • Deposit

    COUSINS, 1973, PLATINOIDS IN THE WITWATERSRAND SYSTEM: JOUR. S. AFRICA INST. MIN. AND METALL., V. 73, NO. 6, P. 3 - 5

  • Deposit

    WAGNER, 1929, PT DEPOSITS AND MINES OF S. AFRICA: STRUIK (PTY) LTD., CAPETOWN 1973, P. 32 - 40

  • Deposit

    PARK AND MACDIARMID, 1970, ORE DEPOSITS.

  • Deposit

    5) MINING JOURNAL, 1968, V.270.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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