Plant

Groothoek

South Africa
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsChromite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1937
Identification
Deposit ID10159171
MRDS IDISM0001
Alternate namesGroothoek Mine
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-24.10918, 30.1347
References
ANONYMOUS. EXPANSION OF GOOTHOEK, COAL, GOKD AND BASE MIN-ERALS OF SOUTH AFRICA. OCT. 1976, P. 23-25.BALLEN, R.F."THE IMPLICATIONS OF SOUTH AFRICA AND ZIMBABWEON THE AMERICAN FERROCHROME INDUSTRY." PHD THESIS. COLO-RADO SCHOOL OF MINES. 1981.CAMERON N. EUGENE."CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE EASTERN PART OFTHE BUSHVELD COMPLEX." PP. 131-168.DEPARTMENT OF MINES, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS. 1981.ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICE LIMITED. "THE ECONOMICS OFCHROMIUM." THIRD EDITION. 1978. P.13.SIEMS, P.L., E.M. CRIST, L.E. SHECHAN, AND B. BHATT."CHROMITE MINES AND RESOURCES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTHAFRICA." UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO. DECEMBER 1976. PP. 1-34."THE CHROME INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA." P.17.THE TEX REPORT COMPANY LIMITED. PP. 106-112, AND 128.WILLEMSE, J. "THE GEOLOGY OF THE BUSHVELD IGNEOUS COMPLEX,THE LARGEST REPOSITORY OF MAGMATIC ORE DEPOSITS IN THEWORLD." MAGMATIC ORE DEPOSITS, A SYMPOSIUM. PP. 1-22.S.A. MINING & ENGINEERING JOURNAL. SEPTEMBER 1976. PP.12-15."FERRO-CHROME-A DANGER OF OVER PRODUCTION." S.A. MINING ANDENGINEERING JOURNAL. PP. 15-21."NEW CHROMITE MINE EXPANSIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA," WORLD MININGSEPTEMBER 1977. PP. 114-115.COERTE, F. J. AND C. B. COETZEE, CHROMIUM, P. 117-122.CORIN, E. R. FERROUS AND NON-FERROUS MINES AND WORKS INSOUTH AFRICA, DIRECTORY NO. 3/79, MINERALS BUREAU,DEPT. OF MINES, REP. OF SOUTH AFRICA.RANKIN, G., "CHROMIUM AND FERRO-CHROMIUN IN SOUTH AFRICA",SANDERS AND TAYLOR, NOV. 1975, P. 29-38.SILK M H, 1988,"WORLD CHROMITE RESOURCESAND FERROCHROME PRO-DUCTION", MINTEK SPECIAL PUBL. NO. 11DAVIDOFF R L, BOYLE E H JR., 1988,"NOTES FROM VISIT TO THEREPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA", USBM.