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(Facility) Lydenburg Cmi Smelter

Plant in South Africa with commodity Chromium
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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 10231823
MRDS ID ISM0001
MAS/MILS ID 7910201017
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Lydenburg Cmi Smelter
Alternate or previous names Lydenburg Smelter
Related records 10159171, 60000503, 10159024

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 30.48471, -25.16333 (WGS84)
Elevation 5000
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 JUST NORTH OF TOWN OF LYDENBURG. COORDINATES ARE OF LYDENBURG.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 30.48471, -25.16333
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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 1977
Plant type Smelter

Mining district

District name East Transvaal Complex

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Consolidated Meallurgical Industries
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Johannesburg Consolidated Investments (Jci)
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Description Original Design Production 120000 Mt / Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 120000mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Two-Line Furnace Expansion 140000 Mt / Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 140000mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Production Experiment 155000 Mt / Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 155000mt

Comments on the production information

  • BECAUSE OF MARKET CONDITIONS, THE COMPANY LET ONE FURNACE LAY IDLE DURING THE MONTHS OF FEB AND MARCH OF 1992. IN MAY, THE FURNACE WAS FIRED UP AT REDUCED OUTPUT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IN PRODUCTION 1977--2 PELLETIZING/PREREDUCTION LINES FEEDING TWO 32.5 MVA FURNACES. USES SRC PREREDUCTION PROCESS. THIRD FURNACE (ALSO 32.5 MVA) BEING ADDED IN 1989--WILL USE CONVENTIONAL LUMP/FINES FEED (NO KILN) AT FIRST. 1990 CAPACITY: 32.5 MVA, SRC = 77,500 MTPY HIGH-C FECR. 32.5 MVA, SRC = 77,500 MTPY HIGH-C FECR. 32.5 MVA,CONV.= 50,000 MTPY HIGH-C FECR. TOTAL =205,000 MTPY HIGH-C FECR

Comments on other economic factors

  • TWO OF THE FURNACES WERE PUT INSTALLED IN 1977, AND ONE WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 1989.
  • ALL FEED IS WASHED FINES FROM WINTERVELD SOUTH, A RAND MINES PROPERTY, SEQ # 7910200039.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SILK M.H.,1988, "WORLD CHROMITE RESOURCESAND FERROCHROME

  • Deposit

    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, "CONSOLIDATED METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES"

  • Deposit

    TRIP REPORT, 1984.

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    MCCARTER L, 1988, "VISIT TO CONSOLIDATED METALLURGICAL IN-

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    DUSTRIES IN LYDENBURG", TRIP REPORT, 1988.

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    VORSTER H, 1986, "CMI LISTING SPURS INTEREST IS SA'S CHROME

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    INDUSTRY", SA MINING, COAL, GOLD AND BASE MINERALS, DEC 86

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    GLEN H, EDITOR, 1975, "PROCEEDINGS OF INFACON 74", SOUTH

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    AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLUGY, JOHANNESBURG.

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    ANON., 1992, "CMI OPTIMISM", MINING JOURNAL,LONDON, 22 MAY.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1992, "FERROCHROME CUTBACK FOR CMI", MINING JOURNAL,

  • Deposit

    LONDON, 7 FEB.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1990, "CMI BUYS PURITY CHROME", INDUSTRIAL MINERALS

  • Deposit

    OCT. 1990.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-AUG-92 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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