Industrial Minerals


Chromex restarts Stellite mining

10 February 2010

by IM prices reporter

South African miner gearing up to produce non-met grades of chromite

Keywords: chromite, chrome ore, non-metallurgical, South Africa, Chromex

Chrome ore mining company Chromex Mining PLC has moved one step closer to producing non-metallurgical grades of chromite with the restart of mining at its Stellite opencast chrome mine in South Africa owing to improved ore prices and better market conditions.

 

Production of metallurgical grade chrome at the mine, which is located on the western limb of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa, recommenced following improved pricing and...