Producer

Wedza Mine

Zimbabwe
PlatinumNickelIridiumPalladiumGoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryPlatinum, Nickel
SecondaryIridium, Palladium, Gold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formSHEET (REEF)
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite, Sperrylite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1926 - 1928
Identification
Deposit ID10109569
MRDS IDM046356
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-20.28772, 29.8097
References
MERTIE, 1969, ECON. GEOL. PT METALS: USGS PROF. PAPER 630, P. 49WORST, 1960, THE GREAT DYKE OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA: S. RHODESIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 47, P. 124 - 125WAGNER, 1929, PT DEPOSITS AND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA: STRUIK (PTY) LTD., CAPETOWN 1973, P. 249MERTIE 1969