Plant

Bathlako Chrome Mine

South Africa
ChromiumIron
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsIron, Pyroxene
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1946
Discovery year1946
Identification
Deposit ID10305631
MRDS IDW028403
Alternate namesRuighoek
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-25.17996, 26.90975
References
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