Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum, Osmium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLITHIFIED PLACER
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Uraninite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10038847
MRDS IDM046311
Alternate namesWestern Areas Gold Mining Co. Ltd.
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-26.37993, 27.71813
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 - 5WAGNER, 1929, PT DEPOSITS AND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA: STRUIK, (PTY) LTD., CAPETOWN 1973, P. 32 - 40PARK AND MACDIARMID, 1970, ORE DEPOSITS.5) MINING JOURNAL, 1977, V.288