Messina Copper Mine

Producer in South Africa with commodities Copper, Platinum

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10109599
MRDS ID	M047039
Record type	Site
Current site name	Messina Copper Mine
Related records	10231678

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	30.00139, -22.3801 (WGS84)
Relative position	NEAR MESSINA, S. AFRICA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary
Platinum Critical	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

SMALL VALUES OF PT. HAVE BEEN REPORTED, BUT THE PRODUCTION PROCESS USED IS UNABLE TO RECOVER PT. AS BY - PRODUCT

Nearby scientific data

(1)	30.00139, -22.3801	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M047039

Bibliographic references

Deposit

COUSINS, C., 3/20/73 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH AFRICA, PGM: SOUTH AFRICA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUN-1979	Saso, Jerri L.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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