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Jagdlust

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. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10281470
MRDS ID W028404
MAS/MILS ID 7910200183
Record type Site
Current site name Jagdlust
Alternate or previous names Ucar, Ucar Chrome, Chrometco
Related records 10079233

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 29.90561, -24.26338 (WGS84)
Elevation 840
Location accuracy 500(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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Olivine Unknown
Plagioclase Unknown
Pyroxene Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 29.90561, -24.26338
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80E
    Dip 22W
    Thickness 0.9M
    Length 10500M
    Width 710M
    Depth to top 150M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATIFORM
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N80E:22W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 930520

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1935
Mining method Open Stope - Breast Stoping
Year of first production 1971
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Gravity
Milling method Sizing

Mining district

District name East Bushveld Complex

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Chrometco Mineral Pty.
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner Samancor / Gencor
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1989

Comments on the ownership information

  • SAMANCOR PURCHASED THE OPERATION THROUGH CHROMORE LTD. IN 1984

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Description From 1965 To 2044 With Constant Ore 77207 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Chromium Chromium 77207mt
  • Year 1976
    Description Feed Grade Of 44% Cr203 And Mill 39199 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cr2O3 Ore Chromium Chromium 39199mt
  • Year 1977
    Description Concentrate Grade Of 44.5% 133777 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Chromium Chromium 133777mt 45wt-pct
  • Year 1978
    Description 161492 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Chromium Chromium 161492mt
  • Year 1979
    Description 131794 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Chromium Chromium 131794mt
  • Year 1980
    Description 48919 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Chromium Chromium 48919mt

Comments on the production information

  • PA REPRESENTS WEIGHT AVERAGING OF WHAT ARE THREE PRODUCTS FROM UCAR OPERATION. THE PRODUCTS ARE: (1) 44.5% ROM FINES (2) 45.5% ROM LUMP (3) 45% SELECTED LUMP ORE FOR REFRACTRY MARKET.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROPERTY DEVELOPED BY UNION CARBIDE IN 1975, SHUT DOWN IN LATE 1981. MAY HAVE BEEN RESTARTED BY SAMANCOR IN 1989 BUT NOT SURE AT PRESENT(E.B.,4/10/90). FOR ANALYSIS: 240,000 MTPY ROM FOR: 58,000 MTPY LUMP PRODUCTS AT 44.0% CR2O3 AND 112,000 MTPY FINES AT 44.0% CR2O3. PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT: JAGDLUST 418 KS AND WINTERVELD 417 KS FARMS STEELPORT SEAM = .9 M THICK, DIP= 20-25 DEGS.
  • 75% PROBABILITY LEVEL CALCULATED TO A VERT. DEPTH OF 300 M. (710 M DOWN-DIP); RESOURCE REPRESENTS TONNAGE CONTAINED IN MAIN STEELPORT SEAM ONLY. COL 1 IS IN-SITU TONNAGE AND COL 2 IS THE RECOVERABLE RESOURCE. STRIKE LENGTH OF 10,600M IS OVER TWO FARMS: JAGDLUST 418KS AND WEINTERVELD 417KS.
  • 1/89 INSITU DEMO.TONNAGE = TO 300 M VERT. DEPTH ON BOTH FARMS. 85 % RECOV.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method BREAST STOPING 10-30
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Slope of Inclines 60
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 733
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 15.96
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAMERON, EUGENE. "CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE EASTERN PART OF

  • Deposit

    THE BUSHVELD COMPLEX." PP. 136-168.

  • Deposit

    CAMERON, E. AND G. DESBOROUGH. "OCCURRENCE AND

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    CHARACTERISTICS OF CHROMITE DEPOSITS-EASTERN BUSHVELD

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    COMPLEX." PP. 23-39.

  • Deposit

    COERTZE, F.J., AND C.B. COETZEE. "CHROMIUM". PP.117-122.

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    CORIN, E.R. FERROUS AND NONFERROUS MINES AND WORKS IN SOUTH

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    AFRICA. DIRECTORY NO. 3179, MINERALS BUREAU. DEPARTMENT

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    OF MINES. REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.

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    GOLDER ASSOCIATES FILE NOTES: "THE CHROME INDUSTRY IN SOUTH

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    AFRICA." PP. 1-17.

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    GOLDER ASSOCIATES FILE NOTES: "UCAR CHROME COMPANY."

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    PP. 1-2.

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    THE ECONOMICS OF CHROMIUM. THIRD EDITION 1978. ROSKILL

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    INFORMATION SERVICE LIMITED. P. 130.

  • Deposit

    THE TEX REPORT COMPANY LIMITED. PP. 101-112.

  • Deposit

    SILK M H, 1988, "WORLD CHROMITE RESOURCES AND FERROCHROMIUM

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    PRODUCTION", MINTEK SPECIAL PUBL. NO. 11.

  • Deposit

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

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    REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA", USBM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-MAY-93 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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