Groothoek Chrome Mine 1985/1986 Production

Producer in South Africa with commodities Chromium, PGE, Iron, Silica

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10082507
MRDS ID	W055312
Record type	Site
Current site name	Groothoek Chrome Mine 1985/1986 Production

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Approximate
Geographic coordinates:	25.09406, -28.99506 (WGS84)

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
PGE Critical	Primary
Iron	Primary
Silica	Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1)	25.09406, -28.99506	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Eastern (Groothoek-Mecklenburg) Belt

Ownership information

Type Owner

Owner Cromore Ltd. (51% Samancor)

Type	Owner
Owner	Cromore Ltd. (51% Samancor)

Comments on the production information

MINE OPERATED AT FULL CAPACITY THROUGHOUT 1986 AND 1985.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W055312

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUL-1987	Mccarter, Lorna D.	Department of State

Beyond USGS

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