Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Birrimian Sed-Volc Series
Tectonic settingStable Prec Craton
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1916
Last production1982
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10024435
MRDS IDISM0147
Alternate namesNsuta - Wassaw
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates5.23454, -1.94856
References
WORLD MINING, 1978, MANGANESE MINE WILL EXTEND LIFE BY NODULIZING CARBONATE ORE RESERVES: WORLD MINING, V. 31, NO. 13 (DEC), P. 79. (S5-S6,L5-L6,C1-C2,C5,C10-C11,C17)DUKE, V. W. A., 1979, MANGANESE, A MINERAL COMMODITY REVIEW: INTERNAL REPORT 53, SOUTH AFRICAN MINERALS BUREAU, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 246 P. (G13, PA4-PA6)NATIONAL MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD, 1981, MANGANESE RESERVES AND RESOURCES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL IMPLICATIONS: NMAB-374, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, WASHINGTON, DC, P. 34-38, 180. (G13,PA2,RR1)METAL BULLETIN, 1977. (PC1)MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1980. (PA1,PA3)PA1, PA3: RF5; PA2: RF3; PA4-PA6: RF2 PC1: RF4