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Lebowa Bantustan

Prospect in South Africa with commodity Platinum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097129
MRDS ID M046791
Record type Site
Current site name Lebowa Bantustan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.1014, -24.08001 (WGS84)
Relative position 10 MILES NORTH OF STEELPOORT

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.1014, -24.08001
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Located On Upper Group No. 2 Reef

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: PT ORE BODY UNDERLYING MAANDAGSHOEK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lydenburg District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bantu Mining Corp.

Comments on the production information

  • COULD SUPPORT MINING OPERATIONS FOR 35 YEARS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1977, LEBOWA PT PROJECT: MIN. JOUR. V. 288, N. 7390

  • Deposit

    ENG. MIN. JOUR. 1977, PLATINUM: ENG. MIN. JOUR. MAY 1977, P. 53

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1977 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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