(Facility) Rustenberg Smelter

Plant in South Africa with commodities Copper, Gold, Nickel, PGE

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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
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10280420
MAS/MILS ID	7910201101
Record type	Site
Current site name	(Facility) Rustenberg Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	27.25145, -25.66334 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Secondary
Gold	Secondary
Nickel Critical	Secondary
PGE Critical	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	27.25145, -25.66334	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Processing Plant
Development status	Plant
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Plant type	Smelter

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Rustenburg Platinum Mines Ltd.

Home office South Africa

Year 1977

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Rustenburg Platinum Mines Ltd.
Home office	South Africa
Year	1977

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	7910201101

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	21-OCT-1983	Zimbelman	U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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