Producer

Zeerust Chrome Mine

South Africa
ChromiumIron
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface, Underground
Materials
Other materialsChromite, Ilmenite, Rutile
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1950
Discovery year1942
Identification
Deposit ID10231970
MRDS IDW028401
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-25.04667, 26.25146
References
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