Kalkfontein No. 22

Occurrence 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095399
MRDS ID M046260
Record type Site
Current site name Kalkfontein No. 22

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.06808, -24.89664 (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

  • KALKFONTEIN FARM 22

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result ASSAY = .2 OZ/TON PT

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.06808, -24.89664

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: ANORTHOSITE NORITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lydenburg District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WAGNER, 1925, PLATINUM DEPOSITS IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE LYDENBURG DISTRICT: S. AFRICA JOUR. INDUSTRIES BULL. 102, P. 20

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.