| Deposit ID | 10231970 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028401 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 7910200045 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Zeerust Chrome Mine |
| Related records | 10135464, 10079231 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 26.25146, -25.04667 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1000 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
South Africa(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| South Africa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Ilmenite | Unknown |
| Rutile | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 26.25146, -25.04667 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 3750M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 670M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 126M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 750HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1942 |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| District name | Marico District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zeerust Chrome Mines |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 750HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7910200045 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028401 | MAS references MRDS |
COERTZE,F.J.AND C.B. COERTZE. CHROMIUM. PP117-122
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SOUTH AFRICA,VOL.II. 1964. PP203-207.
RANKIN ,G."CHROMIUM AND FERROCHROMIUM IN SOUTH AFRICA."
SAUNDERS AND TAYLOR. NOVEMBER 1975. PP.1-124.
ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICE LTD. THE ECONOMICS OF CHROMIUM.
THIRD EDITION,1978. P.138
SIEMS,P.L.,E.M.CRIST,L.E. SHEEHAN,AND B. BHATT."CHROMITE
MINES AND RESOURCES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA"
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO.DECEMBER 1976. PP.1-34
THE TEX REPORT CO. LTD. PP106-112,128.
WILLEMSE,J."THE GEOLOGY OF THE BUSHVELD IGNEOUS COMPLEX: THE
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| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ZEERUST ORE HAS A SLIGHTLY HIGHER CR/FE RATIO (1.8 - 1.9 TO 1.0 ) THAN OTHER SOUTH AFRICAN ORES ,BECAUSE OF HIGHER AL2O3 CONCENTRATION (NEARLY 20%). PRODUCTS FROM THE ZEERUST OPERATIONS ARE ESSENTIALLY SPLIT 50/50 ; 50% IS LUMP PRODUCTS AND 50% IS CR2O3 CON- CENTRATES. THE LEASE AREA FOR THE ZEERUST OPERATION CONSISTS OF ONE "FARM"- TURFBULT 10 JP. THE ORE IS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FERROCHROME AND FERROSILICHROME. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Gazdik | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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