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Amandelbult Mine

Producer in South Africa with commodities Platinum, Nickel, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039213
MRDS ID M046792
Record type Site
Current site name Amandelbult Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 27.28477, -24.78001 (WGS84)
Relative position 20 MILES NE OF UNION MINE NEAR CHROMEDALE

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
Nickel Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chromite Ore
Cubanite Ore
Millerite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sperrylite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 4
USGS model code 2b
Deposit model name Merensky Reef PGE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Pyroxenite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 27.28477, -24.78001
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BUSHVELD IGNEOUS COMPLEX, MERENSKY REEF ; GEOL.DESC: BUSHVELD IGNEOUS COMPLEX

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1925

Mining district

District name Rustenburg District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Rustenburg Platinum Mines, Ltd.
    Home office Rustenburg, R.S.A.

Comments on the production information

  • PLATINUM: INITIAL OUTPUT OF 225,000 OZ/YR., WITH A FUTURE CAPACITY OF 675,000 OZ/YR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUTTERMAN, 1975, PT - GROUP METALS: US DEPT. INTERIOR, BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK

  • Deposit

    S. AFRICA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1970, GEOL. MAP OF S. AFRICA: S. AFRICA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SCALE 1:1,000,000

  • Deposit

    ENG. MINING JOUR., 1974, AMANDELBULT MINE: ENG. MIN. JOUR., V. 175, NO. 8

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 62.

  • Deposit

    DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- NICKEL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: MID 1920'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1977 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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