Zwartfontein North Sector

Occurrence in South Africa with commodities Platinum, Palladium, Nickel, Copper
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 10038991
MRDS ID M046491
Record type Site
Current site name Zwartfontein North Sector

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.87363, -23.97337 (WGS84)
Relative position 18 MILES NW OF POTGIETERSRUST, ONE MILE NORTH OF ZWART SPRUIT RIVER, 7 MILES NE OF STERKWATER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Palladium Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.87363, -23.97337

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Dip W
    Thickness 21.34M
    Length 304.8M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Potgietersrust District

Comments on the workings information

  • DIPS VARY FROM 35 TO 90 DEG, PLATREEF OR WAGNER REEF OF COUSINS AND VERMAAK (1976)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WAGNER, 1929, PT DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AFRICA, P. 180 - 182

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1976 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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