Mine detail: Rustenburg-Impala Sector: Merensky Reef

Previously called 'Impala Platinum MinesRustenburg Platinum MinesBushveld Complex'

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Location

Lat / long: -25.53724, 27.19785

Resource(M)

Primary: Nickel, Cobalt, PGE, Copper, Gold
Discovery year: 1924

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: MAGMATIC, GABBROIC, STRATIFORM, DISSEMINATED
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1924

Geology

Structure:PLUTONIC

References

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DEP60000591
Reference{Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA ESTIMATE, 1982, UNPUB.}{Deposit:: VON GRUENEWALDT, GERHARD, 1977, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BUSHVELD COMPLEX: MINERALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, -V. 9, NO. 2, P. 83-95.}
ReporterHAMMERBECK, ERIK C.I