[2] The topography comprises dry bushveld with a climate that is ideal for cattle, maize, citrus fruit and tobacco.

Open pit quarries in the area extract marble, slate and andalusite, with prospects of large-scale nickel mining on the banks of the Groot Marico river as well as the majority of the farms surrounding the hamlet having sparked a successful regional petition against such development.

In 2016 a new diamond prospecting application was initiated,[3] bringing a new round of local community objections and petitioning.

The word "Marico" was made famous in South Africa by Herman Charles Bosman's writings of this area and later re-enactments of these tales by actor Patrick Mynhardt.

Groot Marico is the smallest town in South Africa that host an annual arts festival as well as a mountain bike race.