Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiarySilica, Iron
Commodity typeM
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1956
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10255791
Alternate namesConsolidated Chrome Mine, Groenfontein Mine
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-25.12166, 26.92225
References
FOURTIE,G.P.1959.THE CROMITE DEPOSITS IN THE RUSTENBURGAREA. BULL.27.SOUTH AFRICAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.RANKIN,G.1975.CHROMIUM AND FEROCHROMIUM IN S. AFRICA.SAUNDERS AND TAYLOR,INC.INVESTMENT INDUSTRY REPORT.JOHANNESBURG,S.A.PP.1-117.RANKIN,G. "CHROMIUM AND FERROCHROMIUM IN SOUTH AFRICA."SAUNDERS AND TAYLOR.JOHANNESBURG. 1975.SILK, M.H. 1988 "WORLD CHROMITE RESOURCESAND FERROCHROMIUMPRODUCTION". MINTEK SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 11. 1988.GOLDER ASSOC. 1981 "DEPOSIT PROFILE, GROENFONTEIN/CONSOL-IDATED CHROME, SOUTH AFRICA". FOR USBM AUG 1981.DAVIDOFF, R.L., AND BOYLE, E.H., JR., 1988 "NOTES FROMVISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA". USBM 1988.RANKIN, G. "CHROMIUM AND FERROCHROMIUM IN SOUTH AFRICA,"SAUNDERS AND TAYLOR. JOHANNESBURG. 1975.