| Deposit ID | 60000839 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0706 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Bushveld Complex |
| Alternate or previous names | Eastern Section, Stoffberg, Roossenekal, Sekhukhuneland, Mapochs Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 29.91812, -25.16333 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | MAPOCHS MINE, TOTAL STRIKE 150 KM N TO S |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
South Africa(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| South Africa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| (1) | 29.91812, -25.16333 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | PLUTONIC |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION OF SOUTH AFRICA LTD. |
| Home office | JOHANNESBURG |
| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | CONSORTIUM VEREINIGTE ALUMINIUMWERKE |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | NORDDEUTSCHE KALKSTEIN - NORDDEUTSCHE AFFINERIE |
| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | HIGVELD STEEL AND VANDIUM CORPORATION |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | WITBANK (1984) TRANSVAAL ALLOYS (PTY) LTD. |
| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | MIDDELBURG |
| Year | 1984 |
MACCASKIE, A. 1984, INTERNAL REPORT, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA
HIGHVELD DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD., 1962, INVESTIGATION OF THE VANADIUM-BEARING TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITIES OF THE BUSHVELD IGNEOUS COMPLEX
RALSTON, I.T. AND HOLANHAN, D.M., 1981, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY AND ORE RESERVES OF MAPOCHS MINE, VOL. I.
DUKE, V.W.A., 1983, VANADIUM - A MINERAL COMMODITY REVIEW, MINERALS BEREAU, JOHANNESBURG
MATTHEWS, L.C., PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TRANSVAAL ALLOYS (PTY) LTD.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.