Vlakfontein Deposit

Past Producer in South Africa with commodities Nickel, Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000592
MRDS ID ISM0212
Record type District
Current site name Vlakfontein Deposit
Alternate or previous names Pilanesberg Nickel Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 26.92175, -25.32495 (WGS84)
Relative position OLD PILANESBERG NICKEL MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 26.92175, -25.32495

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description PLUTONIC

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1910
Year of first production 1910
Year of last production 1965

Ownership information

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1982 HAMMERBECK, ERIK C.I Geological Survey of South Africa

Beyond USGS

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