Brakpan Ref-Western Pt.

Plant in South Africa with commodities Gold, PGE

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10134855
MAS/MILS ID	7910202103
Record type	Site
Current site name	Brakpan Ref-Western Pt.
Alternate or previous names	Brakpan Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	28.03475, -26.16331 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Secondary
PGE Critical	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	28.03475, -26.16331	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Processing Plant
Development status	Plant
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Plant type	Refiner

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Lonrho Refinery Ltd.

Home office South Africa

Year 1977

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Lonrho Refinery Ltd.
Home office	South Africa
Year	1977

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	7910202103

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	14-DEC-1994	Zimbelman	U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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