Mine detail: Amandelbult Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-24.78001, 27.28477

Resource(M)

Primary:	Platinum
Secondary:	Nickel, Copper
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Cubanite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sperrylite
Discovery year:	1925

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host type:	Pyroxenite
Tectonic:	Intracratonic

References

MRDS	M046792
DEP	10039213
Reference	{Deposit:: BUTTERMAN, 1975, PT - GROUP METALS: US DEPT. INTERIOR, BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK}{Deposit:: S. AFRICA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1970, GEOL. MAP OF S. AFRICA: S. AFRICA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SCALE 1:1,000,000}{Deposit:: ENG. MINING JOUR., 1974, AMANDELBULT MINE: ENG. MIN. JOUR., V. 175, NO. 8}{Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 62.}{Deposit:: DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- NICKEL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.}
Reporter	Orris, Greta J., Blair, Will N.