Mine detail: Tshweneng Hills

Previously called 'Tswapong Hills'

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Location: Botswana, Africa
Lat / long: -21.99681, 26.00144
dep_id: 10003696
mrds_id: AD00017
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Unknown
Development status: Occurrence
gangue: Hematite, Quartz
orebody_fm: LAYERS, SEAMS
alteration: Oxidation
conc_proc: Oxidation
ore_ctrl: Arenaceous Unit Near Top Of Selika Formation
Reporter: Pracejus, Bernard.M.
hrock_type: Quartzite,Mudstone,Shale,Conglomerate
arock_type: Tuff
Structure: Fault
tectonic: Limpopo Mobile Belt
disc_yr: 1966
discr: Green, Botswana Geological Survey
References:
  • KEY, R.M., 1980. STRATIFORM MANGANESE MINERALISATION IN THE PALAPYE GROUP CENTRAL-EASTERN BOTSWANA. PROC 5TH SYMP. IAGOD, 607-61
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