Publication

Mossom, R.J. (1986). The Atok Platinum Mine. In: Anhaeusser, C.R. & Maske, S. (Eds.), Mineral Deposits of Southern Africa, Geol. Soc. South Africa, Johannesburg; ll, 1143-1154.

Consulting Geologist

Managing Member, Merlin Resources cc; Technical Director, Norfolk Mining; Consulting Geologist to the Rochoet Corp (NY) Prolific Mining, Green River, Utah, USA.

Gold

Porphyry Au, Ag, Cu, Mo, REE project, Utah and Gold deposits in Colorado, USA; green-stone and vein hosted gold deposits (SA, Ghana and Tanzania); Black Reef conglomerate gold in the Barberton, Ventersdorp. Klerksdorp and Pilgrims Rest areas; carbonatite hosted gold.

Diamonds

South Africa (kimberlite & alluvial), Botswana (kimberlite), Namibia (alluvial terraces), Zimbabwe (Marange – kimberlite & alluvial). The interpretation of an airborne thermal infra-red linescan geophysical survey lead to the successful defining and mining of alluvial target areas in the Ventersdorp area.

Platinum

Compiled a scoping study for African Platinum (Afplats); investigated the potential on the Merensky Reef and other platinum occurrences within and remote from the Bushveld Complex.

Base metals

Western, eastern and northern limbs of the Bushveld Complex Chromitites including the UG, MG and LG groupings: Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu deposit in the Northern Cape Province; high grade Ni deposit adjacent to the Limpopo river.

Iron Ore & Manganese Ore

Projects located in the Northern Cape, Limpopo and Swaziland; the Western Cluster iron ore deposits and associated sulphide layers (Liberia); Bushveld Complex magnetite layers; magnetites in KZN and Limpopo Provinces.