Elandskraal Farm 321

Prospect in South Africa with commodity Chromium
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. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207406
MAS/MILS ID 7910200176
Record type Site
Current site name Elandskraal Farm 321

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: 27.56925, -25.71833 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) 27.56925, -25.71833

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner S. A. Manganese Amcor
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. MAY,1979, P.381.

  • Deposit

    U.S. STATE DEPT. DESPATCH 187, JOHANNESBURG, JUNE 2, 1955.

  • Deposit

    PLATE NO. 2, CONCESSION MAP, W.BELT, SCALE 1:250,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PURCHASED BY SAMANCOR IN SPRING OF 1977. ELANDSKRAAL FARM NO.321 IS LOCATED 23 KM SW OF BRITS.

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.