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Volspruit Pge Pyroxenite Deposit

Prospect in South Africa with commodities PGE, Nickel, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000585
MRDS ID ISM0205
Record type District
Current site name Volspruit Pge Pyroxenite Deposit
Alternate or previous names Bushveld Complex, Rustenburg Layered Suite, Potgietersrus Limb

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.96472, -24.36278 (WGS84)

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) 28.96472, -24.36278
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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 1960

Reference information

Beyond USGS

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

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