The centenary of the discovery of platinum in the Bushveld Complex (10 November, 1906)
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The story of Dr. Hans Merensky’s discoveries of the platinum-rich pipes and the Merensky Reef itself in 1924 have been well documented (Cawthorn, 1999; Scoon and Mitchell, 2004, and references therein), but the events that preceded it have not been summarized. In the probable centenary year of the first report of platinum in the Bushveld it is appropriate to review the events between 1906 and 1924.
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