Waterkop

Producer in South Africa with commodities Chromium, Iron
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207369
MAS/MILS ID 7910200177
Record type Site
Current site name Waterkop

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.0181, -24.35497 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.0181, -24.35497

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Transvaal Consolidated Land And Exploration Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Winterveld (T. C. L.) Chrome Mines (Pty) Ltd.
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1978

Comments on the ownership information

  • BARLOW RAND LTD. OWNS 59.2% OF TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED LAND AND EXPLORATION CO.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION BEGUN EARLY 1978 AT RATE OF 120,000 MTPY ORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FERRO ALLOY MANUAL, 1978 ED.,THE TEX REPORT,LTD., TOKYO,

  • Deposit

    JULY 5,1978, PP.104-105.

  • Deposit

    JOHANNESBURG DESPATCH NO.187, JUNE 2,1955, PLATE NO.1

  • Deposit

    ATTACHMENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.