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Drenthe Farm 778 Lr

Prospect in South Africa with commodities Platinum, Nickel, Copper, PGE
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097132
MRDS ID M046865
Record type Site
Current site name Drenthe Farm 778 Lr

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 Tertiary
Nickel Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
PGE Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 25.09406, -28.99506
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Ore body information

  • General form SHEET
    Thickness 150M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Potgietersrust District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Union Carbide Exploration Corp.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M046865

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VON GRUENEWALDT, 1977 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BUSHVELD COMPLEX: MINERALS SCI. ENG. V. 9 , NO. 2 , P. 87

  • Deposit

    MERTIE, 1969 , ECON. GEOL. PT: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 630

Reporter information

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