Plant

Grasvally

South Africa
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsChromite, Pyroxene
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1962
Discovery year1960
Identification
Deposit ID10134718
MRDS IDISM0002
Alternate namesGrasvally Mine
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-24.27998, 29.00143
References
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