Location: | Botswana, Africa |
Lat / long: | -24.96336, 25.25147 |
dep_id: | 10003683 |
mrds_id: | AD00003 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Manganese |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Production occurred |
Development status: | Past Producer |
ore: | Psilomelane, Pyrolusite |
orebody_fm: | STRATIFORM HORIZON |
model: | 242: Sedimentary Mn |
alteration: | Oxidation |
Reporter: | Pracejus, Bernard.M., Bolton, Barrie R. (BHP-Utah International Inc.) |
hrock_unit: | Succession Of Transvaal Supergroup |
hrock_type: | Shale,Siltstone,Sandstone,Chert |
Structure: | Folding But Esstentially Unmetamorphosed |
tectonic: | Platform |
Year first produced: | 1957 |
yr_lst_prd: | 1971 |
disc_yr: | 1957 |
prod_yrs: | 1957-1972 |
References: |
- 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
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