(Facility) Rustenburg Smelter

Plant in South Africa with commodity Copper

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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	10305097
MAS/MILS ID	7910201001
Record type	Site
Current site name	(Facility) Rustenburg Smelter
Alternate or previous names	Messina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	25.53477, -25.66335 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	25.53477, -25.66335	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Messina Dev. Co.

Home office South Africa

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Messina Dev. Co.
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	7910201001

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	19-OCT-1992	Hunter	U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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