Plant

Zwartkop Intermediate Seam

South Africa
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsDolomite, Pyroxene
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1934
Discovery year1934
Identification
Deposit ID10280286
MRDS IDW028281
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-24.78837, 27.30144
References
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