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Nearest Localities

Results - nearest recorded localities to 25° 14' 25" S,27° 4' 32" E

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Pilanesberg Mountain, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 14' 25" S	27° 4' 32" E	0.0km (0.0 miles)
Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 14' 25" S	27° 4' 32" E	0.0km (0.0 miles)
Wydhoek Farm, Pilanesberg Mountain, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 18' 44" S	27° 1' 50" E	9.2km (5.7 miles)
Horizon chrome mine, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 13' 42" S	26° 56' 56" E	12.8km (8.0 miles)
Matooster, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 20' 19" S	27° 0' 15" E	13.1km (8.1 miles)
Kruidfontein, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 7' 41" S	27° 8' 25" E	14.1km (8.7 miles)
South Mine, Pilanesberg platinum mines, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 11' 58" S	26° 56' 8" E	14.8km (9.2 miles)
Bakubung Mine, Frischgewaagd Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 22' 50" S	27° 4' 53" E	15.6km (9.7 miles)
Zanspruit Farm, Pilanesberg platinum mines, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 9' 25" S	26° 56' 56" E	15.8km (9.8 miles)
Ruighoek Mine, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 11' 21" S	26° 55' 5" E	16.8km (10.5 miles)
Chrome Eden Mine, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 14' 29" S	26° 54' 25" E	17.0km (10.5 miles)
Frischgewaagd Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 23' 41" S	27° 4' 19" E	17.2km (10.7 miles)
Pilanesberg platinum mines, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 5' 17" S	27° 2' 27" E	17.3km (10.7 miles)
North Mine, Pilanesberg platinum mines, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 6' 43" S	26° 57' 59" E	18.0km (11.2 miles)
Bafokeng Rasimone Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 27' 33" S	27° 5' 47" E	24.4km (15.2 miles)
Bafokeng-Rasimone Mine, Royal Bafokeng, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 27' 47" S	27° 7' 41" E	25.3km (15.7 miles)
Union Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	24° 58' 44" S	27° 8' 42" E	29.9km (18.6 miles)
Impala Platinum mines, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 32' 28" S	27° 11' 5" E	35.2km (21.9 miles)
Bulhoek, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 18' 3" S	27° 28' 4" E	40.0km (24.8 miles)
Vaalkop Dam, Bulhoek, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 18' 19" S	27° 28' 4" E	40.1km (24.9 miles)
Boschfontein Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 36' 2" S	27° 12' 46" E	42.4km (26.3 miles)
Bosspruit quarry, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 34' 3" S	27° 21' 17" E	45.9km (28.5 miles)
Thembelani 1 Mine, Paardekraal Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 37' 23" S	27° 15' 34" E	46.4km (28.8 miles)
Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 40' 0" S	27° 15' 0" E	50.5km (31.4 miles)
Tumela mine, Thabazimbi, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa	24° 49' 20" S	27° 17' 14" E	51.1km (31.8 miles)
Waterval West Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 40' 44" S	27° 15' 52" E	52.3km (32.5 miles)
Northam Platinum mine, Thabazimbi, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa	24° 52' 5" S	27° 23' 41" E	52.4km (32.6 miles)
Waaikraal gold deposit, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 29' 8" S	27° 31' 32" E	52.8km (32.8 miles)
Zondereinde Mine, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa	24° 49' 45" S	27° 20' 28" E	52.9km (32.9 miles)
Schilpadnest Mine, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa	24° 48' 0" S	27° 16' 59" E	53.2km (33.1 miles)

Landsat image of the Pilanesberg.

Pilanesbergite type locality, Ledig village area, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

Geology of the Pilanesberg alkaline complex. From Elburg and Cawthorn (2017).

Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

View of Pilanesberg surrounds from the dumps at entrance to the Moepe Fluorite Mine

Pilanesberg Mountain, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

ⓘ Barytolamprophyllite

ⓘ 'var: Manganophyllite'

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ Cobaltite

ⓘ Coffinite

ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'

ⓘ Magnesio-arfvedsonite

ⓘ Pilanesbergite (TL)

ⓘ Pyrite

ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'

ⓘ 'var: Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'

ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup'

ⓘ 'var: Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'

ⓘ 'Strontium-Apatite'

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

African Plate	Tectonic Plate
South Africa	Country
Bushveld Complex, South Africa	Complex
North West, South Africa	Province
Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	District
Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	Municipality
Transvaal, South Africa	Province

Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
South Africa, North West, Bojanala	211.7.38.0.0.0
South Africa, North West, Bojanala, Moses Kotane	211.7.38.167.0.0
South Africa, North West, Bojanala, Moses Kotane, 14	211.7.38.167.3388.0

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