Commodities
PrimaryPlatinum, Copper, Nickel
SecondaryPalladium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model4: Merensky Reef PGE
Deposit sizeL
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Cubanite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockPyroxenite
Tectonic settingIntracratonic
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10038826
MRDS IDM046282
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-25.49664, 27.25145
References
MINING JOURNAL, 1968, IMPALA MAKES ITS BOW: MIN. JOUR. V.271, P.358MINING JOURNAL, 1970, IMPALA, V.274, P.243MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 62.DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- NICKEL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.