Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsChromite, Feldspar, Magnesite, Pyroxene
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1985
Discovery year1978
Identification
Deposit ID10280621
Alternate namesBatlhako Ferrochrome Plant
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-25.71333, 27.31815
References
RANKIN G, 1975, "CHROMIUM AND FERROCHROMIUM IN SOUTH AFRICA"SANDERS AND TAYLOR INC., JOHANNESBURG SA.SILK M H, 1988, "WORLD CHROMITE RESOUCES AND FERROCHROMEPRODUCTION", MINTEK SPECIAL PBL. NO. 11.DAVIDOFF R L, BOYLE E H JR, 1988, "NOTES FROM VISIT TO THEREPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA", USBM.FOURIE G P, "THE CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE RUSTENBURG AREA",GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 27.NIENABER P J, 1989, "LATEST FERROCHROME PLANT", CHROMIUM RE-VIEW NO. 10, OCT. 1989.