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Sandsloot No. 276

Prospect in South Africa with commodity 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 10097105
MRDS ID M046275
Record type Site
Current site name Sandsloot No. 276

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.91808, -24.02448 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Comments on the location information

  • PLOTTED AT LANCARA DE LUNA
  • SANDSLOOT FARM NO. 276

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SMALL FLAT SCALES OF PLATINUM, TRACES OF OSMIRIDIUM FOUND IN SANDS OF RIVER BED ABOVE VILLAGE OF ESPINOSA

Analytical data

Result NORITE SAMPLE = .095 OZ/TON PT

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.91808, -24.02448
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IGNEOUS SHEET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Potgeitersrust District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HALL, 1932, THE BUSHVELD IGNEOUS COMPLEX: S. AFRICA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MEM. 28, P. 319, 32

Reporter information

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

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