Western Bushveld: Mankwe-Bafokeng Sector

Producer in South Africa with commodity Chromium

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	60000506
MRDS ID	ISM0004
Record type	District
Current site name	Western Bushveld: Mankwe-Bafokeng Sector
Alternate or previous names	Groenfontein, Ruighoek (Bathaloko), Ntuane, Palmietfontein, Rietfontein
Related records	10208064

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	26.92255, -25.17996 (WGS84)
Relative position	RUIGHOEK CHROME MINE; TOTAL STRIKE LENGTH OF SECTOR IS APPROXIMATELY 25 KM

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

Nearby scientific data

(1)	26.92255, -25.17996	ListMap

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
Commodity type	Metallic
Discovery year	1920

Ownership information

Type Owner

Owner S. A. MANGANESE AMCOR LTD.
Type Owner

Owner ANGLO TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED INVESTMENT CO. LTD.
Type Owner

Owner PALMIET CHROME CORP. LTD.
Type Owner

Owner CHROME CHEMICALS S. A. (PTY.) LTD.
Type Operator

Owner BATHALOKO MINING CO. (PTY.) LTD.
Type Operator

Owner RUSTENBURG MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CO. PTY. LTD.
Type Operator

Owner PALMIET CHROME CORP. LTD.
Type Operator

Owner CHROME CHEMICALS S. A. (PTY.) LTD.

Type	Owner
Owner	S. A. MANGANESE AMCOR LTD.

Type	Owner
Owner	ANGLO TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED INVESTMENT CO. LTD.

Type	Owner
Owner	PALMIET CHROME CORP. LTD.

Type	Owner
Owner	CHROME CHEMICALS S. A. (PTY.) LTD.

Type	Operator
Owner	BATHALOKO MINING CO. (PTY.) LTD.

Type	Operator
Owner	RUSTENBURG MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CO. PTY. LTD.

Type	Operator
Owner	PALMIET CHROME CORP. LTD.

Type	Operator
Owner	CHROME CHEMICALS S. A. (PTY.) LTD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Deposit

VERMAAK, C. F., IN PRESS, SUMMARY OF THE ECONOMICS OF CHROMIUM, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SOUTHERN AFRICA: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTT AFRICA.
Deposit

VON GRUENEWALDT, G., 1977, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BUSHVELD COMPLEX: MINERALS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, V. 9, NO. 2, P. 83-95.
Reserve-Resource

DeYoung, J.H., Jr., Lee, M.P., and Lipin, B.R., 1984, International Strategic Minerals Inventory summary report - chromium: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 930-B, 41 p.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.