Commodities
PrimaryPlatinum
SecondaryOsmium, Gold, Nickel, Copper, Chromium, Iridium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR SHEET
Ore controlIgneous Sheet
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Cubanite, Electrum, Gold, Graphite, Ilmenite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Platinum, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sperrylite
Geology
Host rockHarzburgite,Pyroxenite
Structure"Potholes" = Basin - Shaped Structure In Reef, "Koppie" = Dome - Shaped Structure In Reef.
AlterationOxidization To 120 Ft. Vertically
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1924
Identification
Deposit ID10038809
MRDS IDM046256
Alternate namesWaterval Mine, Rustenburg Platinum Mines, Ltd.
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-25.6783, 27.35367
References
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