Potgietersrus Sector: Platreef

Prospect in South Africa with commodities PGE, Nickel, Copper

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	60000584
MRDS ID	ISM0204
Record type	District
Current site name	Potgietersrus Sector: Platreef
Alternate or previous names	Bushveld Complex, Rustenburg Layered Suite, Potgietersrus Limb

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	28.90451, -23.9834 (WGS84)
Relative position	CENTRAL POINT ON STRIKE LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 30 KM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
PGE Critical	Primary
Nickel Critical	Primary
Copper	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	28.90451, -23.9834	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Regional
Structure description	PLUTONIC

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Prospect
Commodity type	Metallic
Discovery year	1925

Ownership information

Type Owner

Owner JOHANNESBURG CONSOLIDATED INVESTMENT CO. LTD.

Home office JOHANNESBURG, R.S.A.

Year 1982

Type	Owner
Owner	JOHANNESBURG CONSOLIDATED INVESTMENT CO. LTD.
Home office	JOHANNESBURG, R.S.A.
Year	1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Deposit

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA ESTIMATE, 1982, UNPUB.
Deposit

VON GRUENEWALDT, GERHARD, 1977, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BUSHVELD COMPLEX: MINERALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, -V. 9, NO. 2, P. 83-95.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.