Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsChromite, Feldspar, Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1971
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10281470
MRDS IDW028404
Alternate namesUcar, Ucar Chrome, Chrometco
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-24.26338, 29.90561
References
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