(Facility) Rand Refinery Germiston

Plant in South Africa with commodities Gold, Silver

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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	10280462
MAS/MILS ID	7910202129
Record type	Site
Current site name	(Facility) Rand Refinery Germiston
Alternate or previous names	Germiston

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	28.16815, -26.2466 (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

LOCATED 16 KM EAST OF JOHANNESBURG

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary
Silver	Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	28.16815, -26.2466	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Processing Plant
Development status	Plant
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	Yes
Plant type	Refiner
Milling method	Pyrometallurgy Unspecified

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Rand Refinery Ltd.

Interest 100

Home office South Africa

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Rand Refinery Ltd.
Interest	100
Home office	South Africa

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	7910202129

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	21-OCT-1992	Hunter	U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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