Mine detail: Kgwakgwe

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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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