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Strydfontein Mine

Past Producer in South Africa with commodity Chromium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102153
MRDS ID DE00041
Record type Site
Current site name Strydfontein Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 25.09406, -28.99506 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 25.09406, -28.99506
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY BETWEEN 150,000 AND 300,000 TONNES/YEAR. OPERATION SUSPENDED IN 1988.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS DE00041

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 49

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-89 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey