| Deposit ID | 10038841 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M046304 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Freddies |
| Alternate or previous names | Freddies Consolidated Mines, Ltd. |
| Related records | 10280190 |
| Geographic coordinates: | 26.68482, -27.89655 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 8 MILES SOUTH OF ALANRIDGE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Free State(province)
South Africa(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| South Africa | Free State |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Osmium | Secondary |
| Iridium Critical | Secondary |
| Rhodium Critical | Secondary |
| Ruthenium Critical | Secondary |
| Result | COMPOSITION OF PLATINOIDS IN PERCENT: IR = 33.8, OS = 39.6, RU = 13.6, PT = 11.8, RH = 1.2 |
|---|
| (1) | 26.68482, -27.89655 |
|---|
| General form | LITHIFIED PLACER |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Orange Free State Gold Fields Witwatersrand |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M046304 |
MERTIE, 1969, ECON. GEOL. PT. METALS: USGS PROF. PAPER 630, P. 45 - 48
COUSINS, 1973, PLATINOIDS IN THE WITWATERSRAND SYSTEM: JOUR. S. AFRICA INST. MIN. AND METALL., V. 73, NO. 6, P. 3 - 5
WAGNER, 1929, PT DEPOSITS AND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA: STRUIK (PTY) LTD., CAPETOWN 1973, P. 32 - 40
PARK AND MACDIARMID, 1970, ORE DEPOSITS.
5) MINING JOURNAL, 1964, V.262
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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