Mine detail: Mokaning Mine

Previously called 'Bishop MineGloucester MinePaling & Beeshoek Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

-28.09658, 23.05153

Resource(M)

Primary:	Manganese
Secondary:	Iron
Ore:	Jacobsite, Manganite, Todorokite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1922

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1929

Geology

Host type:	Shale
Structure:	Low Intensity Anticlines And Synclines Regionally (Principally The Maremane Anticline And Dimoten Syncline In General Vicinity Of Gloucester And Bishop Mines). Ore Horizon And Host Rocks Dip And Fold Gently Regionally, But With Dramatic Changes Locally. Occasional Dike Injections. Faulting Insignificant., Folding And Slumping Of The Ore Horizon And Host Rocks Common. Dramatic Dip Changes Locally. Minor Faulting. Ore Horizon Thickness Highly Variable (From Less Than One Meter To Over 15 Meters) Reflecting Erratic Replacement During Manganization.
Tectonic:	Platform. Possibly Several Tectonic Cycles.

References

MRDS	W028270
DEP	10079222
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}{Deposit:: ENG & MINING JOUR.,NOV. 1972}{Production:: ASSOC. MANGANESE MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA,LTD,ANNUAL REPORTS. ; ASSOCIATED MANGANESE COMPANY OFFICIALS ; ASSOCIATED MANGANESE MINES ANNUAL REPORT - 1981}
Reporter	Sweetwood, Charles W., Mccarter, Lorna D, Mccarter, Lorna D.