| Lat / long: | -27.21329, 22.95152 |
| Primary: | Manganese |
| Secondary: | Iron |
| Orebody form: | IRREGULAR |
| Discovery year: | 1950 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Large |
| Development status: | Producer |
| First production started: | 1959 |
| Host type: | Iron Formation |
| Associated type: | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Structure: | Low Intensity Anticlines And Synclines Regionally. Post-Transvaal System Dike Intrusives (Granitic) Occur Intermittently. Faulting Intermittent And Of Limited Magnitude., Orebodies Occur In N - S Trending Asymmetrical Syncline. Dips Gentle, Though Variable. Minor Faulting. Basal Ore Horizon (Bottom Orebody) Massive. Major Dike Intrusive Cuts Through (But Does Not Control) Ore Generally In The Center Of The Deposit. Recent, Surface, Sand Fully Masks Off Visible Presence Of The Underlying Formations. Topography Flat. |
| Tectonic: | Platform; Possibly Several Tectonic Cycles. |
| MRDS | W028037 |
| DEP | 10107356 |
| 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 LIMITED BROCHURE; CIRCA 1976. AFTER 1976: PRESS RELEASES & SOUTH AFRICAN MINERALS BUREAU ; TOTALS HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED FROM TOTAL COUNTRY PRODUCTION OF MANGANESE AS RELEASED BY THE MINERALS BUREAU AND VERBAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM SAMANCOR OFFICIALS.} |
| Reporter | Sweetwood, Charles W., Mccarter, Lorna D, Mccarter, Lorna D. |