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Tweefontein, Mpumalanga, South Africa


Alternative Names:Tweefontein
Type:Chrome mine(s) - a mine where chrome ore is extracted
Mindat.org Region:Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Region:Mpumalanga, South Africa
Latitude:24° 52' 33" S
Longitude:30° 7' 20" E
Lat/Long (dec):-24.87591,30.12239
Köppen climate type:Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Mindat Feature ID:947321
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:947321:8
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Tweefontein chrome mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 53' 35" S30° 7' 13" E1.9km (1.2 miles)
Steelpoort chrome mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 49' 44" S30° 6' 37" E5.3km (3.3 miles)
Kennedy's Vale Mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 49' 57" S30° 5' 43" E5.5km (3.4 miles)
Two Rivers Platinum Mine, Dwars Rivier Farm, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 56' 25" S30° 5' 41" E7.7km (4.8 miles)
Dwars Rivier Farm, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 56' 46" S30° 6' 13" E8.1km (5.0 miles)
Doornbosch chrome mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 47' 57" S30° 8' 28" E8.7km (5.4 miles)
Onverwacht Mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 46' 57" S30° 7' 15" E10.4km (6.4 miles)
Thorncliffe Chrome Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 58' 20" S30° 7' 23" E10.7km (6.7 miles)
Annex Grootboom Chrome Mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 47' 1" S30° 10' 17" E11.4km (7.1 miles)
Mototolo Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 59' 7" S30° 6' 28" E12.3km (7.6 miles)
Helena Chrome Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 59' 56" S30° 7' 15" E13.7km (8.5 miles)
Grootboom Farm, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 45' 16" S30° 10' 37" E14.6km (9.1 miles)
Magnet Heights carbonatite, Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 50' 21" S29° 58' 19" E15.7km (9.7 miles)
Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 43' 48" S30° 11' 59" E18.0km (11.2 miles)
Vygenhoek Farm, Lydenburg, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa25° 3' 11" S30° 9' 13" E20.0km (12.4 miles)
Winterveld chrome mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 41' 36" S30° 12' 18" E21.9km (13.6 miles)
Winterveld Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 40' 13" S30° 10' 34" E23.5km (14.6 miles)
Booysendal North Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa25° 5' 45" S30° 6' 46" E24.5km (15.2 miles)
Twyfelaar Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 41' 32" S30° 16' 19" E25.4km (15.8 miles)
Modikwa Mine, Maandagshoek Farm, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 38' 41" S30° 7' 47" E25.7km (16.0 miles)
Aapiesboomen Farm, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 39' 52" S30° 15' 37" E27.3km (17.0 miles)
Booysendal Platinum Mine, Lydenburg, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa25° 7' 46" S30° 6' 57" E28.2km (17.5 miles)
Derde Gelid Farm, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 39' 52" S30° 18' 25" E30.0km (18.6 miles)
Maandagshoek Farm, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 36' 34" S30° 4' 27" E30.0km (18.6 miles)
Burgersfort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 40' 24" S30° 19' 41" E30.6km (19.0 miles)
Spitskop Alkaline Igneous Complex, Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 59' 27" S29° 49' 46" E32.2km (20.0 miles)
Twickenham Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 34' 26" S30° 7' 14" E33.6km (20.9 miles)
Krugerspost andalusite mine, Lydenburg, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa24° 54' 57" S30° 27' 13" E33.7km (20.9 miles)
Mooihoek Farm 255 KT, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 33' 28" S30° 8' 38" E35.4km (22.0 miles)
Driekop Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa24° 33' 43" S30° 2' 32" E35.8km (22.3 miles)
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Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series

Tweefontein chrome mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series

Tweefontein chrome mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Phlogopite

Tweefontein chrome mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series

Tweefontein chrome mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
05172640017730399071629.jpg
Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series

Tweefontein chrome mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
04810430017272039401213.jpg
Phlogopite

Tweefontein chrome mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
04768740017730399089407.jpg
Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series

Tweefontein chrome mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
05172640017730399071629.jpg
Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series

Tweefontein chrome mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
AfricaContinent
Kaapvaal Craton, Kalahari Craton, African PlateCraton
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
South AfricaCountry
Bushveld Complex, South AfricaComplex
Limpopo, South AfricaProvince
Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South AfricaMunicipality
Transvaal, South AfricaProvince
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Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
South Africa, Limpopo, Sekhukhune, Greater Tubatse211.5.32.134.0.0
South Africa, Limpopo, Sekhukhune, Greater Tubatse, 31211.5.32.134.2697.0
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