N. Kleinfontein

Past Producer in South Africa with commodities Gold, PGE, Platinum, Silver

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103726
MRDS ID M046874
Record type Site
Current site name N. Kleinfontein

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
Gold Primary
PGE Secondary
Platinum Secondary
Silver Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SMALL QUANTITIES PT AND AG RECOVERED BUT UNIMPORTANT IN SOUTH AFRICA TERMS. PT IS AN IMPURITY IN GOLD AND IS RECOVERED AT THE RAND REFINERY AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE PURIFICATION PROCESS.

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 25.09406, -28.99506

Ore body information

  • General form BASIN

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Witwatersrand

Production statistics

  • Year 1966
    Period 1958 - 1966
    Material AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.123 Oz Au Per Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 3g/mt

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M046874

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOUR., 1966 , DEV. AND MILLING RESULTS: MIN. JOUR. V. 266 , P. 3

  • Deposit

    PARK AND MAC DIARMID, 1970 , ORE DEPOSITS: FREEMAN AND CO., P. 441

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1978 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey