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(Facility) Bathlako Chrome Corp. Smelter

Plant in South Africa with commodity Chromium, Ferrochrome
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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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10263889
MRDS ID D000186
MAS/MILS ID 7910201106
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Bathlako Chrome Corp. Smelter
Related records 10008205

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 26.90975, -25.17996 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium, Ferrochrome Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 26.90975, -25.17996
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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 1986
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mining district

District name West Bushveld Complex

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bathlako Chrome Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1990
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Samancor
    Interest 51
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1992

Comments on the ownership information

  • BATHALKO IS A SUBSIDIARY OF SAMANCOR.

Comments on the production information

  • 1989 AVAIL. STUDY ANALYZED 135,000 MTPY ROM TO PRODUCE 30,000 MTPY LUMP AT 41% CR2O3 AND 65,000 MTPY CONC. AT 46.6% CR2O3 AT RUIGHOEK MINE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NOT SURE OF EXACT LOCATION; MUST BE FAIRLY CLOSE TO RUIGHOEK MINE IN BOPHUTHATSWANA. COORDINATES ARE OF THE RUIGHOEK MINE WHICH PROVIDES ORE FEED TO THE SMELTER. IN PRODUCTION IN LATE 1986. WAS DEVELOPED WITH TECHNOLOGIC AND MARKETING ASSISTANCE FROM SAMANCOR WHICH HOLDS AN UNKNOWN STAKE IN THE COMPANY. ONLY 1 FURNACE (12.5 MVA) FOR ABOUT 22,000 MTPY HIGH-C FECR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DAVIDOFF R L, BOYLE E H JR., 1988, "NOTES FROM VISIT TO THE

  • Deposit

    REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA ", USBM 1988.

  • Deposit

    SILK M H, 1988, WORLD CHROMITE RESOURCES AND FERROCHROME

  • Deposit

    PRODUCTION", MINTEK SPECIAL PUBL. NO. 11.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-OCT-92 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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