Union-Amandelbult Sector: Merensky Reef

Producer in South Africa with commodities PGE, Nickel, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000593
MRDS ID ISM0213
Record type District
Current site name Union-Amandelbult Sector: Merensky Reef
Alternate or previous names Union Platinum Mine, Amandelbult Platinum Mine, Bushveld Complex, Rustenburg Layered Suite
Related records 10264149

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 27.33474, -24.77168 (WGS84)
Relative position AMANDELBULT MINE; TOTAL STRIKE LENGTH 18 KM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
PGE Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 27.33474, -24.77168

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description PLUTONIC

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1920

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner JOHANNESBURG CONSOLIDATED INVESTMENT CO. LTD.
    Home office JOHANNESBURG, R.S.A
    Year 1982
  • Type Operator
    Owner RUSTENBURG PLATINUM MINES
    Home office RUSTENBURG, R.S.A.
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA ESTIMATE, 1982, UNPUB.

  • Deposit

    VON GRUENEWALDT, GERHARD, 1977, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BUSHVELD COMPLEX: MINERALS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING,- V. 9, NO. 2, P. 83-95.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1982 HAMMERBECK, ERIK C.I Geological Survey of South Africa

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.