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Mooihoek Platinum Mine

Past Producer in South Africa with commodities Platinum, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038824
MRDS ID M046280
Record type Site
Current site name Mooihoek Platinum Mine
Related records 10183235

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.15974, -24.62583 (WGS84)
Relative position 29 MILES N. 28 DEG W. OF LYDENBURG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa
South Africa
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Analytical data

Result DUNITE SAMPLE = PT .42 OZ/TON

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.15974, -24.62583
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form CIRCULAR PIPE
    Plunge N 76 DEG E
    Length 15.54M
    Width 12.8M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Dunite Pipe

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lydenburg District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Lydenburg Platinum Areas, Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1929
    Material PT
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Tenor = 0.01 To 1.0 Oz Pt/T Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Platinum PGE 15g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • OUTPUT PROJECTED TO 1934 EST. 72000 PT OZ/YEAR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WAGNER, 1929, PLATINUM DEPOSITS AND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA: STRUIK (PTY) LTD., CAPETOWN 1973, P. 19, 73

  • Deposit

    MERTIE, 1969, ECON. GEOL. PLATINUM METALS: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 630, P. 42 - 43

  • Deposit

    HALL, 1932, THE BUSHVELD IGNEOUS COMPLEX: S. AFRICA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MEM. 28, P. 325

Reporter information

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

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