Dr Hans Merensky, discoverer of tin near Pretoria, platinum near Lydenburg, diamonds at Alexander Bay, chromium at Pietersburg

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South African History Online. (2012, March 12). Dr Hans Merensky, discoverer of tin near Pretoria, platinum near Lydenburg, diamonds at Alexander Bay, chromium at Pietersburg. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076859

South African History Online (2012) 'Dr Hans Merensky, discoverer of tin near Pretoria, platinum near Lydenburg, diamonds at Alexander Bay, chromium at Pietersburg', South African History Online, 12 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076859 (Accessed: 27 September 2026).

South African History Online, Dr Hans Merensky, discoverer of tin near Pretoria, platinum near Lydenburg, diamonds at Alexander Bay, chromium at Pietersburg [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076859, (accessed 27 September 2026).

"Dr Hans Merensky, discoverer of tin near Pretoria, platinum near Lydenburg, diamonds at Alexander Bay, chromium at Pietersburg." South African History Online, 12 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076859. Accessed 27 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Dr Hans Merensky, discoverer of tin near Pretoria, platinum near Lydenburg, diamonds at Alexander Bay, chromium at Pietersburg." South African History Online. March 12, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076859.