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New Modder Gold Mine, Benoni, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| New Modder Gold Mine | Mine |
| Benoni | Town |
| City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality | Municipality |
| Gauteng | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 10' 38'' South , 28° 22' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Witwatersrand Gem and Mineral Club (WITS) | Cresta, Johannesburg, Gauteng | 39km |
| Pretoria Gem and Mineral Club (PGMC) | Menlo Park, Pretoria, Gauteng | 47km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Modderfontein Gold Mine, New Modderfontein Gold Mine
On Modderfontein 74 IR farm. In 1873 this farm was 2,974 hectares, by 1887 the Main Reef was discovered.
After several failures the mine was re-launched in 1895 as the New Modderfontein mine and was successful
until the closure in 1952. Uniquely, it also produced diamonds.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C |
| ⓘ Modderite (TL) Formula: CoAs Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Nickeline Formula: NiAs |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
| ⓘ | Modderite (TL) | 2.CC.15 | CoAs |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Modderite | CoAs |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Modderite | CoAs |
| As | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
African Plate
- Karoo basinBasin
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
South Africa
- ⭔TransvaalProvince
- Witwatersrand goldfieldMining Region
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New Modder Gold Mine, Benoni, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa