Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiarySilica, Aluminum, Calcium, Iron, Magnesite
Commodity typeB
Materials
Other materialsChromite, Dolomite, Serpentine, Talc
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1940
Discovery year1904
Identification
Deposit ID10135433
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-19.71912, 30.01356
References
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