Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiarySilica, Iron, Aluminum
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsChromite, Feldspar, Magnesite, Mica, Pyroxene, Quartz, Uvarovite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1949
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10159274
Alternate namesRustenburg Chrome Mine, Rietfontein Farm
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-25.72993, 27.41815
References
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