Palabora Copper Mine

Producer in South Africa with commodities Copper, Platinum, Palladium

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10039374
MRDS ID	M047040
Record type	Site
Current site name	Palabora Copper Mine
Related records	10159092

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Approximate
Geographic coordinates:	25.09406, -28.99506 (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

MINE IS LOCATED IN NE TRANSVAAL

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary
Platinum Critical	Secondary
Palladium Critical	Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1)	25.09406, -28.99506	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Palabora Co.

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Palabora Co.

Comments on the production information

PLATINOID CONTENT 7 MG./T. IN ORE, WITH PT/PD RATIO OF 0.69

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M047040

Bibliographic references

Deposit

COUSINS, C., 3/20/73 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH AFRICA, PGM: SOUTH AFRICA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUN-1979	Saso, Jerri L.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.