Schildpadnest No. 233

Prospect in South Africa with commodities Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium, Iridium, Osmium, Gold

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10038827
MRDS ID	M046285
Record type	Site
Current site name	Schildpadnest No. 233
Alternate or previous names	Potgietersrust Platinums, Ltd.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Approximate
Geographic coordinates:	25.09406, -28.99506 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Comments on the location information

SCHILDPADNEST FARM NO. 233

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Platinum	Primary
Palladium	Primary
Rhodium	Secondary
Iridium	Secondary
Osmium	Secondary
Gold	Secondary

Analytical data

Result	ASSAY = PT .25 OZ/TON OXIDIZED ORE = PT 76.3%, PD 11.8%, RH 1.7%, IR 1.18%, OS+IR 4.5%, AU 1.9%

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1)	25.09406, -28.99506	ListMap

Ore body information

General form IGNEOUS SHEET

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Prospect
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Rustenburg District

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M046285

Bibliographic references

Deposit

WAGNER, 1929, PLATINUM DEPOSITS AND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA: STRUIK (PTY) LTD., CAPETOWN 1973, P. 118, 110, 145, 146

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-OCT-1975	Blair, Will N.	U.S. Geological Survey