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Union Section

Producer in South Africa with commodities Copper, Gold, PGE
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10264149
MRDS ID ISM0213
MAS/MILS ID 7910200002
Record type Site
Current site name Union Section
Alternate or previous names Union Platinum Mine
Related records 60000593

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 27.10144, -24.55669 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pentlandite Unknown
Platinum Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sperrylite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 27.10144, -24.55669
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00W
    Dip 23E
    Thickness 0.3M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N00W:23E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bushveld Igneous Complex

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Rustenburg Platinum Mines Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Johannesburg, R. S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1995
  • Type Operator
    Owner Rustenburg Platenum Mines, Ltd.
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VAN ZYL,J.P.,1970,THE PETROLOGY OF THE MERENSKY REEF AND THE

  • Deposit

    ATED ROCKS ON SWARKLIP 988, RUSTENBURG DISTRICT: GEOL. SOC.

  • Deposit

    SPECIAL PUBLICATION 1 1970

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1974 P347

  • Deposit

    TRANS GEOL SOC S AFRICA V62 1959 P219

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

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