The Stellite mine was acquired in late 2010, as part of the Chromex acquisition and will be the primary ore supply to Mogale Alloys, thereby integrating the FerroAlloys business. Excess lumpy chrome ore mined at Stellite is exported directly to China.
Stellite is located on the western limb of the Bushveld complex in South Africa, where 70% of the world’s chrome resources are located and 40% of chrome production is sourced.
The mine has a chromite resource of 32Mt comprising of four seams, namely the LG6, MG1, MG2 and MG4. All four seams outcrop on the property. It has a New Order Mining Right and BEE partners own 19% of the operation.
The mine commenced operations in July 2008. The open cast mining is outsourced to a contractor. The beneficiation plant comprises of a dense media separation (DMS) plant and a spirals circuit, which has a run-of-mine (ROM) feed capacity of 40,000 tonne per month.
The mine produces a 42% and 44% metallurgical grade chrome concentrate which is transported by road to Mogale Alloys and a 38% lumpy chrome ore, which is exported to China
