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Middlepunt

Past Producer in South Africa with commodities Platinum, PGE
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039257
MRDS ID M046857
Record type Site
Current site name Middlepunt

Geographic coordinates

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

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Primary
PGE Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 25.09406, -28.99506
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Transvaal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Anglo Transvaal Consolidated Investment Co., Ltd.

Comments on the production information

  • INITIAL PRODUCTION DESIGNED FOR 15,000 OZ PGM PER YEAR

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • COULD SUSTAIN OPERATIONS OF 100,000 OZ PT PER YEAR

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M046857

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1969 , MIDDLEPUNT PT: MIN. JOUR., V. 272 , P. 548

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1969 , KLOCKNER'S PT PROSPECT: MIN. JOUR, V. 273 , P. 541

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1977 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey