Mine detail: Wessels Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -27.09662, 22.86819

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Iron
Ore: Bixbyite
Gangue: Clay
Orebody form: TABULAR/BLANKET
Discovery year: 1951

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1973

Geology

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

References

MRDSW028267
DEP10079219
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.}
ReporterMccarter, Lorna D., Sweetwood, Charles W., Mccarter Lorna D