Free State
Producer

Beatrix

Free State, South Africa
GoldSilverUranium
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsGold, Pyrite, Quartz, Silver, Uraninite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1977
Identification
Deposit ID10304679
MRDS IDW033824
Alternate namesLeeubult, Beatrix Leeubult
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-28.27984, 26.76819
References
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