Mine detail: Kgwakgwe

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -24.96336, 25.25147

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese
Ore: Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
Orebody form: STRATIFORM HORIZON
Discovery year: 1957

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 1957-1972
First production started: 1957
Last production ended: 1971

Geology

Host rock:Succession Of Transvaal Supergroup
Host type:Shale,Siltstone,Sandstone,Chert
Structure:Folding But Esstentially Unmetamorphosed
Tectonic:Platform
Alteration processes:Oxidation

References

MRDSAD00003
DEP10003683
Reference{Deposit:: BALDOCK, J.W. (ED), 1977, RESOURCES INVENTORY OF BOTSWANA: METALLIC MINERALS, MINERAL FUELS AND DIAMONDS, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BOTSWANA, MIN. RES. REPORT, 4: 40-42}{Production:: BALDCOCK (1977), TABLE 4.2, P.41}
ReporterPracejus, Bernard.M., Bolton, Barrie R. (BHP-Utah International Inc.)