Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum, Osmium, Iridium, Rhodium, Ruthenium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLITHIFIED PLACER
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Uraninite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10103713
MRDS IDM046328
Alternate namesRietfontein Consolidated Mines, Ltd.
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-26.14244, 28.20145
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 - 40HARWOOD, C.B., 1913, IRIDOSMINE FROM THE NEW RIETFONTEIN MINES: TRANS. GEOL. SOC. OF S.AFRICA, V.15.5) PARK AND MACDIARMID, 1970, ORE DEPOSITS.6) MINING JOUR. V.268