Eastern Chrome Mines
Mining · LimpopoSteelpoort valley / eastern Bushveld limb
Our operationsChrome mining
Chrome mining
and ferrochrome
production.
Samancor Chrome operates mining and ferrochrome businesses across North West, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
Operating locations / South Africa2 mining complexes · 6 ferrochrome operations
North
0 100 200 KM
Operating units8 locations
Western Chrome Mines
Mining · North WestRustenburg–Brits / western Bushveld limb
Ferrometals
Smelting · MpumalangaeMalahleni
Middelburg Ferrochrome
Smelting · MpumalangaMiddelburg
Tubatse Ferrochrome
Smelting · LimpopoSteelpoort region
TC Smelter
Smelting · North WestMooinooi
Tubatse Alloy
Smelting · LimpopoBurgersfort area
Dikwena Chrome
Smelting · North WestBrits area
Mining and beneficiation
Chrome ore at the source.
Eastern and Western Chrome Mines sit on opposite limbs of the Bushveld Igneous Complex. Run-of-mine ore is crushed and separated into fractions and concentrate grades before it enters the smelting process or selected sales channels.
100 KMECM footprint referenced by Samancor
2.0M+ECM ROM tonnes / year capacity
Ferrochrome production
From ore to alloy.
Prepared chrome ore is processed in electric furnaces to produce ferrochrome. Samancor's operations include submerged-arc and direct-current furnace technologies.
OrePreparationFurnaceAlloy
Production facilities
Facilities built for reliable production.
South Africa to global marketsMade in South Africa.
Made in South Africa.
Used around the world.
Samancor states that the majority of its ferrochrome production is exported to stainless-steel producers globally.