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Kreiter Mine

Producer in Sudan with commodity Chromium
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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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183254
MAS/MILS ID 7320100002
Record type Site
Current site name Kreiter Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 33.96796, 11.45228 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sudan(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Sudan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 33.96796, 11.45228
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Blue Nile Chrome Corp.
    Home office Sudan
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Kamal Abdel Moneim Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Sudan
    Year 1976

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCING SINCE 1969. TOTAL PRODUCTION 1969-1976 WAS 50,000 MT AVERAGING 54.92%CR2O3-ALL EXPORTED. NEAR SURFACE ORE APPEARS EXHAUSTED.NO EXPLORATION WORK HAS BEEN CONDUCTED SIMULTANEOUS WITH MINING CAUSING DEPLETION OF RESERVE AND DROP IN PRODUCTION.MINE MAY CLOSE IF ADDITIONAL EXPLORATION WORK IS NOT UNDERTAKEN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NON-SECURITY CONFIDENTIAL REPORT.NOV.1977.PP.17-18.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

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