Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryOsmium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Platinum
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Uranium, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formLITHIFIED PLACER
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Uraninite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10038864
MRDS IDM046335
Alternate namesNew Modderfontein Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-26.1841, 28.37923
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 MINES AND DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AFRICA: STRUIK (PTY) LTD., CAPETOWN 1973, P. 32 - 40