| Lat / long: | -29.04763, 25.221 |
| Primary: | Manganese |
| Secondary: | Iron |
| Ore: | Bixbyite |
| Gangue: | Clay |
| Orebody form: | TABULAR/BLANKET |
| Discovery year: | 1941 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Large |
| Development status: | Producer |
| First production started: | 1955 |
| Host type: | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Associated type: | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Structure: | Low Intensity Anticlines And Synclines Regionally. Faulting Intermittent And Of Limited Magnitude., The Ore-Bearing Structure Is A North-Trending Asymmetrical Anticline Planed Off By Erosion. Dips Are Moderately Variable On The Western Limb ( 20 - 25 Degrees West ) And Broken By Faulting, And Erratic, On The Eastern Limb. |
| Tectonic: | Platform; Possibly Several Tectonic Cycles |
| MRDS | W028269 |
| DEP | 10079221 |
| 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:: ANNUAL RPTS OF ASSOC MANGANESE MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA LTD. ; ASSOCIATED MANGANESE COMPANY OFFICIALS ; ASSOCIATED MANGANESE MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1981} |
| Reporter | Sweetwood, Charles W., Mccarter, Lorna D, Mccarter, Lorna D. |