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S.A. Lands Mine, Brakpan, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africai
Regional Level Types
S.A. Lands MineMine
BrakpanTown
City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan MunicipalityMunicipality
GautengProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 16' 59'' South , 28° 22' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Springs186,394 (2018)5.0km
Brakpan305,692 (2012)5.2km
Benoni605,344 (2012)11.5km
Boksburg445,168 (2012)13.3km
Nigel140,644 (2012)19.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Witwatersrand Gem and Mineral Club (WITS)Cresta, Johannesburg, Gauteng42km
Mindat Locality ID:
20145
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20145:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sallies Mine


A closed underground gold-platinum mine on the Witwatersrand Reef. Owned by Anglo-American Corp. of South Africa.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘIsoferroplatinum1.AG.35Pt3Fe

List of minerals for each chemical element

FeIron
Feⓘ IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African Plate
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
South Africa

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