Prospect

Eastern Bushveld: Ug2 Chromitite Layer

South Africa
GoldChromiumNickelPGE
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Chromium, Nickel, PGE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMAGMATIC, STRATIFORM, DISSEMINATED
Deposit sizeN
Geology
StructureLAYERS IN A STRATIFORM INTRUSION
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1908
Identification
Deposit ID60000508
MRDS IDISM0006
Alternate namesBushveld Complex, Rustenburg Layered Suite
RegionAF
Data scoreD
Coordinates-24.77165, 30.16811
References
VON GRUENEWALDT, G., 1977, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BUSHVELD COMPLEX: MINERALS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, V. 9, NO. 2, P. 83-95.DeYoung, J.H., Jr., Lee, M.P., and Lipin, B.R., 1984, International Strategic Minerals Inventory summary report - chromium: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 930-B, 41 p.