| Deposit ID | 10255649 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0322 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 7910201058 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Marikana Smelter |
| Related records | 60000642 |
| Geographic coordinates: | 27.25144, -24.82997 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
South Africa(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| South Africa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| (1) | 27.25144, -24.82997 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Western Platinum Ltd. |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lonhro Ltd. |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Superior Oil Co. |
| Interest | 24 |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Falconbridge Ltd. |
| Interest | 24 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7910201058 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0322 | MAS references MRDS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Zimbelman | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
Curated by qvyshift.com from publicly-reported M&A activity (SEC filings, press releases, USGS Mineral Yearbooks). Not authoritative — verify against primary sources before relying on it. The MSHA panel above is the current authoritative source for actively-permitted mines.