Plant

Montrose Hendriksplaats

South Africa
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsChromite, Enstatite, Feldspar, Pyroxene
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1956
Identification
Deposit ID10158751
MRDS IDW028410
Alternate namesMontrose, Hendriksplaats
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-24.62586, 30.15831
References
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