Producer

Sishen

South Africa
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsChert, Clay, Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1953
Identification
Deposit ID10280368
MRDS IDW027877
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-27.7666, 22.98153
References
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