Past Producer

Mooihoek Platinum Mine

South Africa
PlatinumCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryPlatinum
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formCIRCULAR PIPE
Ore controlDunite Pipe
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockDunite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10038824
MRDS IDM046280
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-24.62583, 30.15974
References
WAGNER, 1929, PLATINUM DEPOSITS AND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA: STRUIK (PTY) LTD., CAPETOWN 1973, P. 19, 73MERTIE, 1969, ECON. GEOL. PLATINUM METALS: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 630, P. 42 - 43HALL, 1932, THE BUSHVELD IGNEOUS COMPLEX: S. AFRICA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MEM. 28, P. 325