Plant

Henry Gould

South Africa
ChromiumAluminumIronMagnesiteSilica
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryAluminum, Iron, Magnesite, Silica
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsChromite, Feldspar, Magnesite, Pyroxene
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1961
Discovery year1931
Identification
Deposit ID10304876
MRDS IDW028412
Alternate namesElandsorift Section, Buffelsfontein Section
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-25.74663, 27.60975
References
RANKIN, G., 1975, CHROMIUM AND FERROCHROMIUM IN SOUTHAFRICA: SAUNDERS AND TAYLOR INC., INVESTMENT INDUSTRY REPORTJOHANNESBERG, SOUTH AFRICA, P. 1-117.COERTZE, F.J., C.B. COERTZE CHROMIUM, PP. 117-122CORIN E.R. FERROUS AND NONFERROUS MINES AND WORKS IN SOUTHSILK M.H., 1988, "WORLD CHROMITE RESOURCES AND FERROCHROMIUMPRODUCTION", MINTEK SPECIAL PUB. NO. 11DAVIDOFF R.L., BOYLE E.H. JR, 1988, "NOTES FROM VISIT TO THEREPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA", USBM.COUSINS, D.A. AND G. FERINGA, THE CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THEWESTERN BELT OF THE BUSHVELD COMPLEX, THE GEOL. SOC. OFS. AFRICA, 1964, PP. 184-202.FOURIE G.P. THE CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE RUSTENBERG AREAGEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL, 27, PP. 1-43.MCGREGOR B.I. A REFRACTORY CHROME ORE DEPOSIT IN THE GROOTMARICO DISTRICT, TRANSVAAL, GEOLOGY OF SOME ORE DEPOSITSIN SOUTH AFRTICA, GEOL. SOC. OF S. AFRICA 1964 VOL. IIPP. 203-207.-----, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICE LTD, 1981, THE ECONOMICSOF CHROMIUM 3RD ED. 1981 P. 138.SIEMS, P.L. E.M. CRIST L.E. SHEEHAN B BHATT CHROMITEMINES AND RESOURCES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA,UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO DEC. 1976, PP. 1-34.SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS GEOLOGY OF THE BUSHVELDCOMPLEX, MAGMATIC ORE DEPOSITS: A SYMPOSIUM ECON. GEOL.PUBLISHING CO., LANCASTER, PA., 1969, PP. 1-39.THE TEX REPORT CO. LTD., PP. 106-128.TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED LAND AND EXPLORATION CO., LTD.ANNUAL REPORT, 1980.WILLEMSE J., THE GEOLOGY OF THE BUSHVELD IGNEOUS COMPLEX,THE LARGEST REPOSITORY OF MAGMATIC ORE DEPOSITS IN THEWORLD, MAGMATIC ORE DEPOSITS SYMPOSIUM, 1965, PP. 1-21.