Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model242: Sedimentary Mn
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formSTRATIFORM HORIZON
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockShale,Siltstone,Sandstone,Chert · Succession Of Transvaal Supergroup
StructureFolding But Esstentially Unmetamorphosed
Tectonic settingPlatform
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1957-1972
First production1957
Last production1971
Discovery year1957
Identification
Deposit ID10003683
MRDS IDAD00003
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-24.96336, 25.25147
References
BALDOCK, J.W. (ED), 1977, RESOURCES INVENTORY OF BOTSWANA: METALLIC MINERALS, MINERAL FUELS AND DIAMONDS, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BOTSWANA, MIN. RES. REPORT, 4: 40-42BALDCOCK (1977), TABLE 4.2, P.41