| Lat / long: | -27.09662, 22.86819 |
| Primary: | Manganese |
| Secondary: | Iron |
| Ore: | Bixbyite |
| Gangue: | Clay |
| Orebody form: | TABULAR/BLANKET |
| Discovery year: | 1951 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Large |
| Development status: | Producer |
| First production started: | 1973 |
| Host type: | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Associated type: | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Structure: | Low Intensity Anticlines And Synclines Regionally. Faulting Intermittent And Of Limited Magnitude, Orebodies Dip Gently Westward With Only Minor Undulations. Two Post-Mineral, Normal, Faults Exist Within The Central Portion Of The Minable Zone ( 20 - 40 Meter Throws), But Neither Are Located In Current Minng Areas And Not Expected To Influence Operations For A Number Of Years. |
| Tectonic: | Platform; Possibly Several Tectonic Cycles |
| MRDS | W028267 |
| DEP | 10079219 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, FIFTH EDITION, HANDBOOK 7 , DEPARTMENT OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; 1976}{Deposit:: MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA; PELLETIER, R. A.; 1964}{Deposit:: THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA, HANDBOOK 2 , DEPARTMENT OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; 1960}{Production:: SOUTH AFRICAN MANGANESE AMCOR LIMITED ANNUAL REPORTS, 1974 - 1976 , AND SOUTH AFRICAN MANGANESE AMCOR LTD. BROCHURE; CIRCA 1976. AFTER 1976: PRESS RELEASES & SOUTH AFRICAN MINERALS BUREAU ; ESTIMATE BASED ON TOTAL COUNTRY PRODUCTION OF MANGANESE (SUPPLIED BY MINERALS BUREAU) AND INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY SAMANCOR OFFICIALS.} |
| Reporter | Mccarter, Lorna D., Sweetwood, Charles W., Mccarter Lorna D |