Commodities
PrimaryIridium, Gold, Osmium
SecondaryPlatinum, Silver
TertiaryRuthenium, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLITHIFIED PLACER
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Uraninite
GangueChlorite, Rutile, Sericite, Tourmaline, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1892
Identification
Deposit ID10106890
MRDS IDM046296
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-26.49659, 28.00146
References
WAGNER, 1929, PLATINUM DEPOSITS AND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA: STRUIK (PTY) LTD, CAPETOWN 1973, P. 33MERTIE, 1969, ECON. GEOL. OF PT METALS: USGS PROF. PAPER 630, P. 45 - 48QUIRING, 1962, PLATINMETALLE: STUTTGART, ENKE, P. 101WAGNER 1929, P. 34