| Deposit ID | 10106901 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M046563 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Murchison |
| Alternate or previous names | Antimony Mine, Consolidated Murchison |
| Related records | 10208120 |
| Geographic coordinates: | 30.76111, -23.88558 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | N. E. TRANSVAAL, 25 MILES WEST OF PHALABORWA, 2 MILES SW OF MULATI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
South Africa(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| South Africa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Palladium Critical | Secondary |
| Rhodium Critical | Secondary |
| PGE Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Result | SB ORE: 0.31% PT, 0.62% PD, 0.12% RH, 98.93% AU |
|---|---|
| Result | AS ORE: 0.31% PT, 0.31% PD, 0.01% RH, 99.36% AU |
| (1) | 30.76111, -23.88558 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Letaba Mining District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M046563 |
COUSINS AND VERMAAK, 1976, ECON. GEOL. V. 71, P. 287 - 305
LIST OF WORKING MINES IN REPUBLIC OF S. AFRICA, 1968: DEPT. MINES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, NO. 18 SUPPL., P. 2
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1976 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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