Drenthe Farm 778 Lr

Prospect in South Africa with commodities Platinum, Nickel, Copper, PGE

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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
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10097132
MRDS ID	M046865
Record type	Site
Current site name	Drenthe Farm 778 Lr

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Approximate
Geographic coordinates:	25.09406, -28.99506 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Platinum Critical	Tertiary
Nickel Critical	Tertiary
Copper	Tertiary
PGE Critical	Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1)	25.09406, -28.99506	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form SHEET

Thickness 150M

General form	SHEET
Thickness	150M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Prospect
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Potgietersrust District

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Union Carbide Exploration Corp.

Type	Operator
Owner	Union Carbide Exploration Corp.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M046865

Bibliographic references

Deposit

VON GRUENEWALDT, 1977 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BUSHVELD COMPLEX: MINERALS SCI. ENG. V. 9 , NO. 2 , P. 87
Deposit

MERTIE, 1969 , ECON. GEOL. PT: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 630

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-DEC-1977	Blair, Will N.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.