Maandagshoek No. 148

Past Producer in South Africa with commodities Platinum, Palladium, Chromium, Rhodium
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038833
MRDS ID M046292
Record type Site
Current site name Maandagshoek No. 148

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.1014, -24.08001 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Comments on the location information

  • MAANDAGSHOEK FARM NO. 148

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Palladium Critical Primary
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Rhodium Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PT OCCURS AS NUGGETS AND CRYSTALS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAY = .19 OZ/TON PT

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.1014, -24.08001

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IGNEOUS SHEET
    Dip 12 DEG W

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 Operator
    Owner Bantu Mining Corp.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MINING MAG.,1977, S.A. PLATINUM: MINING MAG. V.136, N.5, P. 381

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING MINING JOURNAL, 1977, BANTU MINING CORP: E/MJ, V.178, NO.8, P.177

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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