Zeekoegat No. 421 Ks

Past Producer 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038835
MRDS ID M046294
Record type Site
Current site name Zeekoegat No. 421 Ks
Alternate or previous names Northern Platinum Explor. Ltd.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.83474, -24.26335 (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

  • ZEEKOEGAT FARM NO. 421

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result ASSAY = PT .185 OZ/TON

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.83474, -24.26335

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IGNEOUS SHEET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1925 - 1927

Mining district

District name Lydenburg District

Comments on the production information

  • THE SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE PRODUCED RAN 0.238 OZ/TON PT.

Comments on development

  • MINING DISCONTINUED IN 1927.

Reference information

Comments on the other database information

  • RECORD NUMBER ISM0689 IS A POTENTIAL DUPLICATE OF THIS RECORD

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WAGNER, 1929, PLATINUM DEPOSITS AND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA: STRUIK (PTY), LTD., CAPETOWN 1973, P. 302, 94

  • Production

    WAGNER 1929

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.