Hendricksplaats No. 357

Prospect in South Africa with commodity Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038810
MRDS ID M046259
Record type Site
Current site name Hendricksplaats No. 357

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.1514, -24.13001 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 MILE NW STEELPOORT STATION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result ASSAY = .09 OZ/TON PT

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.1514, -24.13001

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IGNEOUS SHEET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lydenburg District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WAGNER, 1925, PLATINUM DEPOSITS IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE LYDENBURG DISTRICT: S. AFRICA JOUR. INDUSTRIES BULL. 102, P. 14

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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