Commodities
PrimaryCobalt, Nickel, PGE, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMAGMATIC, STRATIFORM, MASSIVE
Deposit sizeY
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1969
Discovery year1924
Identification
Deposit ID60000641
MRDS IDISM0321
Alternate namesAtok Platinum Mine, Winnaarshoek, Kennedy's Vale, Der Brochen, Hermansdal, Buffelshoek, Maandagshoek
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-24.31337, 29.83471
References
MINERALS BUREAU OF SOUTH AFRICA (1982): NO FERROUS METALS AND MINERALS PRODUCED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.-MINERALS BUREAU DIRECTORY 3/82; JOHANNESBURG.SCHWELLNUS, J.S.I., HIEMSTRA, S.A. AND GASPARINI, E. (1976): THE MERENSKY REEF AT THE ATOK PLATINUM MINE AND ITS ENVIRONS.-ECON. GEOL. 71/1, 249-260.ALLCOCK, B. AND MACCASKIE, A. (1984): PLATINUM GROUP METALS IN THE BUSHVELD COMPLEX.-INTERNAL REPORT (UNPUBL.), GEOL. SURV. SOUTH AFRICA, PRETORIA.PERSONAL COMMUNICATION E.R. CORIN, MINERALS BUREAU OF SOUTH AFRICA, JOHANNESBURG.