Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum, Osmium, Iridium, Rhodium, Ruthenium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLITHIFIED PLACER
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Iridium, Sperrylite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10038840
MRDS IDM046301
Alternate namesWelkom Gold Mining Co. Ltd.
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-27.99654, 26.75149
References
MERTIE, 1969, ECON. GEOL. PT METALS: USGS PROF. PAPER 630, P. 45 - 48COUSINS, 1973, PLATINOIDS IN THE WITWATERSRAND SYSTEM: JOUR. S. AFRICA INST. MIN. AND METALL., V. 73, NO. 6, P. 3 - 5FEATHER, 1976, MINERALOGY OF THE PT-GROUP MINERALS IN THE WITWATERSRAND: ECON. GEOL. V.71, N.7WAGNER, 1929, PT DEPOSITS AND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA:STRUIK (PTY) LTD. 5) CAPETOWN, 1973, P.32-40 6) PARK AND MACDIARMID, 1970, ORE DEPOSITS. 7) MINING JOURNAL, 1977, V.288