Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryAluminum, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface, Underground
Materials
Other materialsChromite, Olivine, Pyroxene
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1950
Discovery year1942
Identification
Deposit ID10158632
Alternate namesMarico Mine, Nietverdiend Chromite Mine
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-24.96338, 26.30146
References
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