Randfontein Section

Unknown in South Africa with commodities Gold, Silver

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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	10231631
MRDS ID	W027870
MAS/MILS ID	7910201132
Record type	Site
Current site name	Randfontein Section
Related records	10089664, 10305638

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	27.71815, -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	Primary
Silver	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	27.71815, -26.16331	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Large
Significant	No

Ownership information

Type Owner

Owner Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Co., Ltd.

Home office South Africa

Type	Owner
Owner	Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Co., Ltd.
Home office	South Africa

Comments on the production information

PLANT TYPE: ELEC. ARC FURNACE

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	7910201132
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W027870	MAS references MRDS

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	21-OCT-1983	Hunter	U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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