Mine detail: Gootau

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -22.69678, 27.33475

Resource(M)

Tertiary: Manganese
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Calcite, Glauconite, Hematite, Sericite
Orebody form: BLANKET

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host type:Argillite,Limestone
Associated type:Granite
Structure:Open Folds Cut By Major Faults (Trending N10w-N35w Paralllel To Fold Axes), Faulting Locally Has Steepened Dips By Up To 40. Faults In Part Controlled By Structural Trends In Basement Granites.
Tectonic:Intracratonic Basin Within Rift Setting
Alteration processes:Supergene Oxidation

References

MRDSAD00323
DEP10003928
ReferenceKEY, R.M., 1980, STRATIFORM MANGANESE MINERALIZATION IN THE PALAPYE GROUP, CENTRAL-EASTERN BOTSWANA. IN.PROC. OF THE 5TH QUAD. IAGOD SYMPOSIUM, E. SCHWEIZERBAR*CHE VERLAGSBUCHHANDLUNG, STUTTGART. P. 607-617
ReporterBolton, Barrie R.