Mine detail: Vaal Reefs

Location:	Free State, South Africa, Africa
Lat / long:	-26.92992, 26.7848
dep_id:	10038843
mrds_id:	M046306
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Gold
Minor mineral:	Ruthenium, Platinum, Osmium, Iridium, Rhodium
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Production occurred
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Sperrylite
orebody_fm:	LITHIFIED PLACER
Reporter:	Blair, Will N.
References:	Deposit:: MERTIE, 1969, ECON. GEOL. PT METALS: USGS PROF. PAPER 630, P. 45 - 48 Deposit:: COUSINS, 1973, PLATINOIDS OF THE WITWATERSRAND SYSTEM: JOUR. S. AFRICA INST. MIN. AND METALL., V. 73, NO. 6, P. 3 - 5 Deposit:: WAGNER, 1929, PT DEPOSITS AND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA: STRUIK (PTY) LTD., CAPETOWN 1973, P. 32 - 40 Deposit:: FEATHER, 1976, MINERALOGY OF THE PT-GROUP MINERALS IN THE WITWATERSRAND: ECON. GEOL. V.71, N.7, P. 1419 Deposit:: 5) PARK AND MACDIARMID, 1970, ORE DEPOSITS Deposit:: 6) MINI NG JOURNAL, 1977, V.288