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Eastern Bushveld: Steelpoort Sector

Producer 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000503
MRDS ID ISM0001
Record type District
Current site name Eastern Bushveld: Steelpoort Sector
Alternate or previous names Ucar, Waterkop, Groothoek, Dilokong, Montrose, Winterveld, Grootboom, Tweefontein, Bushveld Complex, Rustenburg Layered Suite
Related records 10159024, 10231823, 10159171

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.184, -24.745 (WGS84)
Relative position TOTAL STRIKE LENGTH OF SECTOR IS APPROXIMATELY 125 KM. Point located near town of Steelport approximately on Steelport fault.

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

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 2
USGS model code 2a
Deposit model name Bushveld Cr

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.184, -24.745
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description LAYERS IN A STRATIFORM INTRUSION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Year of first production 1923

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner UNION CARBIDE S.A. (PTY.) LTD.
  • Type Owner
    Owner BARLOW RAND LTD.
  • Type Owner
    Owner GENERAL MINING AND FINANCE CORP., LTD.
  • Type Owner
    Owner INTERNATIONAL MINING AND CHEMICAL CORP
  • Type Owner
    Owner LEBOWA GOVERNMENT
  • Type Operator
    Owner UNION CARBIDE S.A. (PTY.) LTD.
  • Type Operator
    Owner TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED LAND AND EXPLORATION CO., LTD.
  • Type Operator
    Owner TRANSVAAL MINING AND FINANCE CO., LTD.
  • Type Operator
    Owner LAVINO S.A. PTY. LTD.
  • Type Operator
    Owner MINING CORP. LTD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
General The area encompassed by this record is not well defined. I assume this describes the region around the intersection of the Steelport fault with the chromite-bearing "Lower, Middle, and Upper" zones of the Bushveld Complex in the vicinity of the Grootboom farms.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 19-JUL-10 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey It is unknown who made this entry originally. It appears to be a record a portion of the Bushveld Complex where chromium was mined.

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