Germiston

Producer in South Africa with commodities Boron-Borates, 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	10305020
MRDS ID	W027857
MAS/MILS ID	7910201131
Record type	Site
Current site name	Germiston
Related records	10079044, 10142346

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	28.16815, -26.2466 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Comments on the location information

LOCATED 16KM EAST OF JOHANNESBURG

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Boron-Borates	Primary
Gold	Primary
Silver	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	28.16815, -26.2466	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Processing Plant
Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Both
Deposit size	Medium
Significant	No

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Rand Refinery Ltd.

Home office South Africa

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Rand Refinery Ltd.
Home office	South Africa

Comments on the production information

PLANT TYPE:PYRO-METALLURGICAL

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	7910201131
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W027857	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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