| Deposit ID | 10038857 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M046326 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rose Deep, Ltd. |
| Geographic coordinates: | 28.16812, -26.21327 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 6 MILES EAST OF JOHANNESBURG |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
South Africa(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| South Africa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| (1) | 28.16812, -26.21327 |
|---|
| General form | LITHIFIED PLACER |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Central Rand Area , Witwatersrand |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Central Mining |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M046326 |
MERTIE, 1969, ECON. GEOL. PT METALS: USGS PROF. PAPER 630, P. 45 - 48
COUSINS, 1973, PLATINOIDS IN THE WITWATERSRAND SYSTEM: JOUR. S. AFRICA INST. MIN. AND METALL., V. 73, NO. 6, P. 3 - 5
WAGNER, 1929, PT DEPOSITS AND MINES OF S. AFRICA: STRUIK (PTY) LTD., CAPETOWN 1973, P. 32 - 40
PARK AND MACDIARMID, 1970, ORE DEPOSITS
5) MINING JOURNAL, 1965, V.264
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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