Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsChromite, Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1977
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10305076
MRDS IDM046293
Alternate namesZwartkoppies, Moeyklyk, Winterveld Tcl North Section, Waterkop
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-24.35777, 30.0181
References
COAL, GOLD AND BASE MINERALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. "WINTERVELDOFF IN TOP GEAR". APRIL 1978 PP 19-31THE TEX REPORT. "SOUTH AFRICAN CHROME." 1978, PP 101-113;AND1980, PP 89-103.RANKIN,G."CHROMIUM AND FERROCHROME IN SOUTH AFRICA, "1975CHROMIUM IN SOUTH AFRICA. JOURNAL OF SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTEOF MINING AND METALLURGY. 1968SILK M H, 1988, "WORLD CHROMITE RESOURCE AND FERROCHROMIUMPRODUCTION", MINTEK SPECIAL PUBL. NO. 11.DAVIADOFF R L, BOYLE E H JR., 1988, "NOTES FROM VISIT TO THEREPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA", USBM.