Mine detail: Kalahari Field

Previously called 'MiddleplaatsGooldMamatwanGloriaBelgraviaBlack RockAnnex LangdonWesselsHotazel Mines'

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Location

Lat / long:

-27.17992, 22.95152

Resource(M)

Primary:	Manganese
Discovery year:	1940

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	SYNGENETIC, SEDIMENTARY (CHEMICAL PRECIPITATES)
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1940

Geology

Structure:

DOLOMITE AND AMYGDALOIDAL ANDESITIC LAVA

References

MRDS	ISM0171
DEP	60000579
Reference	TALJAARDT, J.J., 1979, MAJOR MANGANESE ORE FIELDS, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA: SAMAMCOR, JOHANNESBURG.