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(Facility) Mpaka Smelter

Plant in Swaziland with commodity Chromium, Ferrochrome
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  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
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  8. Ownership information
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  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255927
MAS/MILS ID 7950001001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Mpaka Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.81813, -26.99653 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Swaziland(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Swaziland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium, Ferrochrome Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.81813, -26.99653
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Royal Swazi Chrome Corp.
    Home office Swaziland
    Year 1990

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-DEC-1994 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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