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(Facility) Krugersdorp Smelter

Plant in South Africa with commodities Chromium, Silica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134956
MAS/MILS ID 7910201015
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Krugersdorp Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 27.76815, -26.09661 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN KRUGERSDORP, ABOUT 19 KM WNW OF JOHANNESBURG. COORDINATES ARE OF CITY OF KRUGERSDORP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Silica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 27.76815, -26.09661
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1963
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mining district

District name West Transvaal Complex

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Palmiet Chrome Corp.
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Samancor
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1963
    Description Start Up #1 Furnace 20000 Mt Charge Chrome/ Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 20000mt
  • Year 1964
    Description Start Up #2 Furnace 20000 Mt Lc Fecr/ Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 20000mt
  • Year 1969
    Material ore
    Ore mined 68000mt
    Description Upgraded Plant 68000 Mt Prod/ Yr

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 3 FURNACES AS OF 1990: 20 MVA,CONVENTIONAL = 40,000 MTPY HIGH-C FECR 20 MVA,CONVENTIONAL = 40,000 MTPY HIGH-C FECR 40 MVA,PLASMA ARC = 44,000 MTPY HIGH-C FECR TOTAL =124,000 MTPY HIGH-C FECR PLASMA ARC FURNACE ORIGINALLY INSTALLED IN 1983 AND PROGRESS- IVELY STEPPED UP IN TERMS OF TRANSFORMER CAPACITY. SHOULD BE AT 40 MVA BY MID-1990.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SILK M.H.,1988, "WORLD CHROMITE RESOURCES AND FERROCHROMIUM

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    PRODUCTION" , MINTEK SPECIAL PUB. NO. 11.

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    DAVIDOFF R.L., BOYLE E.H. JR., 1988, "NOTES FROM VISIT TO

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    THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA", USBM SEPT 1988.

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    BUTTS K., 1984, "MIDDELBURG STEEL AND ALLOYS (M.S.A.) FOR-

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    MERLY PALMIET", TRIP REPORT NOV. 1984.

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    KRUPP INDUSRIECECHNIK, "CODIR DIRECT REDUCTION", COMPANY

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    PUBLICATION.

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    MCCARTER, L., 1988, "VISIT TO MIDDELBURG STEEL HEAD OFFICE

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    IN SANDTOWN ON AUG 19", 1988.

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    RANKIN G. 1975. "CHROMIUM AND FERROCHROMIUM IN SOUTH AFRICA"

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    SAUNDERS AND TAYLOR, JOHANNESBURG, 1975.

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    ANON., 1983, "PRODUCTIVITY PLUS...", COAL, GOLD & BASE MIN-

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    ERALS, OCT. 1983.

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    SLATTER D., "TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NEW GRADES AND

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    TYPES OF FERROALLOYS USING THERMAL PLASMA", INFACON

  • Deposit

    PROCEEDINGS, 1986.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-AUG-92 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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