Commodities
PrimaryPlatinum
SecondaryNickel, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model4: Merensky Reef PGE
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chromite, Cubanite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sperrylite
Geology
Host rockPyroxenite
Tectonic settingIntracratonic
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10039213
MRDS IDM046792
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-24.78001, 27.28477
References
BUTTERMAN, 1975, PT - GROUP METALS: US DEPT. INTERIOR, BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOKS. AFRICA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1970, GEOL. MAP OF S. AFRICA: S. AFRICA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SCALE 1:1,000,000ENG. MINING JOUR., 1974, AMANDELBULT MINE: ENG. MIN. JOUR., V. 175, NO. 8MINING 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.