Union Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Union Mine | Mine |
| Rustenburg | - not defined - |
| Rustenburg Local Municipality | Municipality |
| Bojanala Platinum District Municipality | District |
| North West | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 58' 44'' South , 27° 8' 42'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Area:
119 km2
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Owned/operated by:
Mindat Locality ID:
25626
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25626:8
GUID (UUID V4):
cdfcecde-673b-4e90-b88a-86d99de4a426
A platinum mine. This is the Union section of the Rustenburg Platinum mines (a group of mines controlled by Anglo Platinum) includes Union north & Union south located on Zwartklip 405 KQ farm right on & across the border of Limpopo Province approx 90 km from Rustenburg.
Anglo American Platinum completed the sale of their 85% share of this mine to a subsidiary of Siyanda Resources in 2018.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Cooperite Formula: PtS |
| ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 References: |
| ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 References: |
| ⓘ Erlichmanite Formula: OsS2 References: |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 References: |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Isoferroplatinum Formula: Pt3Fe |
| ⓘ Laurite Formula: RuS2 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| ⓘ Merenskyite Formula: PdTe2 |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 References: |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Isoferroplatinum | 1.AG.35 | Pt3Fe |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Cooperite | 2.CC.35b | PtS |
| ⓘ | Merenskyite | 2.EA.20 | PdTe2 |
| ⓘ | Erlichmanite | 2.EB.05a | OsS2 |
| ⓘ | Laurite | 2.EB.05a | RuS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | var. Bronzite | 9.DA.05 | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cooperite | PtS |
| S | ⓘ Erlichmanite | OsS2 |
| S | ⓘ Laurite | RuS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Isoferroplatinum | Pt3Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Ru | Ruthenium | |
| Ru | ⓘ Laurite | RuS2 |
| Pd | Palladium | |
| Pd | ⓘ Merenskyite | PdTe2 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Merenskyite | PdTe2 |
| Os | Osmium | |
| Os | ⓘ Erlichmanite | OsS2 |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Cooperite | PtS |
| Pt | ⓘ Isoferroplatinum | Pt3Fe |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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