| Deposit ID | 10106898 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M046343 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vlakfontein |
| Alternate or previous names | Vlakfontein Gold Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Geographic coordinates: | 28.40145, -26.32993 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 12 MILES NORTH OF HEIDELBERG |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
South Africa(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| South Africa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Osmium | Secondary |
| Iridium Critical | Secondary |
| Rhodium Critical | Secondary |
| Ruthenium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Result | COMPOSITION OF PLATINOIDS IN PERCENT: IR = 36.0, OS = 38.0, RU = 15.9, PT = 9.3, RH = .8 |
|---|
| (1) | 28.40145, -26.32993 |
|---|
| General form | LITHIFIED PLACER |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | East Rand Basin Area, Witwatersrand |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gold Fields |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M046343 |
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 MINES AND DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AFRICA: STRUIK (PTY) LTD., CAPETOWN 1973, P. 32 - 40
PARK AND MACDIARMID, 1970, ORE DEPOSITS.
5) MINING JOURNAL, 1977, V.288
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.