Bushveld Complex: Northern Section

Prospect 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 60000840
MRDS ID ISM0709
Record type District
Current site name Bushveld Complex: Northern Section
Alternate or previous names Potgietersrus

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.78472, -23.9134 (WGS84)
Relative position TOTAL STRIKE 110 KM N TO S

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) 28.78472, -23.9134

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 1943

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner SOUTH AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT TRUST
    Year 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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