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(Facility) Western Smelter

Plant in South Africa with commodities Nickel, PGE
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  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. Links to other databases
  9. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158793
MAS/MILS ID 7910201105
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Western Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 27.48475, -25.67993 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Tertiary
PGE Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 27.48475, -25.67993
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-OCT-1992 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

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