Geochemical controls on the distribution of PGE mineralisation in skarns formed during emplacement of the Platreef in the Northern limb of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa

Mwenze, Tshipeng; Okujeni, C.; Frei, Dirk; Siad, Abdi; Bailie, Russell

doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2019.106340

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“…However, this definition does not help distinguish between contact-style and internal reef-style PGE mineralization that may occur at the basal and in the top parts of the Platreef, respectively, as seen in the Flatreef sequence on Turfspruit (Grobler et al 2019). In other areas of the northern limb, these two types of mineralization are superimposed and may form a thick high-grade orebody, as seen on Sandsloot where high-grade ores occur both in intrusive and metasedimentary rocks (McDonald and Holwell 2011; Klemd et al 2016;Mwenze et al 2019).…”

Section: Stratigraphy Of the Bushveld Northern Limb And Definitions Omentioning

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Introduction to the special issue on the Flatreef PGE-Ni-Cu deposit, northern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex

2020

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More than 30 years ago, Cox and Singer (1986) suggested that magmatic platinum-group element (PGE)-Ni-Cu deposits are amongst the best understood of ore deposits, yet the origin of PGE mineralization in the Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC) remains controversial after a century of study. In the northern limb of the BIC, the unravelling of ore formation proved particularly difficult due to relatively poor outcrop, which is typically affected by contamination of the intruding magmas with the host rocks and expressed in the form of abundant xenoliths, footwall rafts and disturbance of magmatic stratigraphy. In this thematic issue, we present contributions on the Flatreef, a recently discovered world-class PGE-Ni-Cu deposit constituting a downdip extension of the mineralized unit of the Platreef of the northern limb. Two deep shafts are currently being sunk, making the Flatreef one of the most significant new mine development on the Bushveld in several decades.

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Section: Stratigraphy Of the Bushveld Northern Limb And Definitions Omentioning

confidence: 99%

Introduction to the special issue on the Flatreef PGE-Ni-Cu deposit, northern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex

2020

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Geochemical controls on the distribution of PGE mineralisation in skarns formed during emplacement of the Platreef in the Northern limb of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa

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Introduction to the special issue on the Flatreef PGE-Ni-Cu deposit, northern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex

Introduction to the special issue on the Flatreef PGE-Ni-Cu deposit, northern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex

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