Bushveld Complex

Producer in South Africa with commodities Iron, Vanadium
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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000836
MRDS ID ISM0703
Record type District
Current site name Bushveld Complex
Alternate or previous names Western Section, Brits, Rustenburg, Northam

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 27.35145, -25.44664 (WGS84)
Relative position AREA SUBDIVIDED INTO 3 BLOCKS: NORTHAM (TOTAL STRIKE +/- 50 KM); RUSTENBUR G (TOTAL STRIKE 55 KM); BRITS (TOTAL STRIKE 20 KM). POINT OF REFERENCE IN THE CENTRAL RUSTENBURG BLOCK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Vanadium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 27.35145, -25.44664

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description PLUTONIC

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1943
Year of first production 1968

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner UNION CARBIDE MINERALS CORPORATION
    Year 1984
  • Type Owner
    Owner ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION OF SOUTH AFRICA LTD.
    Home office JOHANNESBURG
    Year 1984
  • Type Operator
    Owner UNION CARBIDE MINERALS CORPORATION
    Year 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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