Bothaville Deposit

Prospect in Free State, South Africa with commodity Titanium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  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. Ownership information
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000859
MRDS ID ISM0750
Record type District
Current site name Bothaville Deposit
Alternate or previous names Randfontein, Ulster, Karroodam, Sterkwater, Panput, Jacoba, Kalkpan, Kaalplaats, Great Fortune, Kroonplaats

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 26.50148, -27.17988 (WGS84)
Relative position A LARGE GROUP OF NORTHWEST-STRIKING DEPOSITS OCCUR OVER A STRIKE LENGTH OF 16 KM IN A ZONE 12 KM WIDE; THE LARGEST SINGLE DEPOSIT IS 4 KM LONG AND UP TO 900 METRES WIDE. ELEVATION: 1300 M A.S.L.PLACER, MARINE (FOSSIL)"

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Free State(province)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
South Africa Free State

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 26.50148, -27.17988

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1955

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner GOLD FIELDS OF SOUTH AFRICA LTD?
  • Type Operator
    Owner NORTHERN METALS S.A.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMPANY REPORTS ON EXPLORATION RESULTS.HAMMERBECK, E.C.I., 1976, TITANIUM: MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, 5TH EDITION, P. 221-226. BEHR, S.H., 1965. HEAVY-MINERAL BEACH DEPOSITS IN THE KARROO SYSTEM: MEMOIR 56 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SOUTH AFRICA

Beyond USGS

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