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Roodekrans Mine, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africai
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Roodekrans MineMine
City of Tshwane Metropolitan MunicipalityMunicipality
GautengProvince
South AfricaCountry

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The gate at the end of the road, entrance to the mine property is to the right

Roodekrans Mine, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
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View of overgrown dumps, they run in the same direction as the mine entrance

Roodekrans Mine, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
04750780017272325982481.jpg
The gate at the end of the road, entrance to the mine property is to the right

Roodekrans Mine, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
02173570017272325997519.jpg
View of overgrown dumps, they run in the same direction as the mine entrance

Roodekrans Mine, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 50' 23'' South , 27° 56' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Diepsloot350,000 (2014)12.5km
Muldersdriseloop1,500 (2012)24.3km
Centurion233,386 (2012)24.4km
Midrand173,009 (2012)24.9km
Ga-Rankuwa68,767 (2012)25.3km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Witwatersrand Gem and Mineral Club (WITS)Cresta, Johannesburg, Gauteng32km
Pretoria Gem and Mineral Club (PGMC)Menlo Park, Pretoria, Gauteng32km
Mindat Locality ID:
253197
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:253197:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Silver mine on Roodekrans farm 492 JQ, west of Pretoria (coordinates are for the farm location). In operation between 1906-1907 producing over 75 tons of ore, 45 tons of lead and 85 kg of silver.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Galena
Formula: PbS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
South Africa

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