Past Producer

Devon

South Africa
Manganese
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsBixbyite, Hausmanite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1922
Identification
Deposit ID10207629
MRDS IDW028269
Alternate namesDevon Mine
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-27.24662, 23.00153
References
FRANKEL, J.J., 1958, MANGANESE ORES FROM THE KURUMAN DISTRICPROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA: ECON. GEAL. V.53, P. 577-597.PELLETIER,R.A., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFROXFORD UNIV. PRESS, LONDON, P.98.BOARDMAN, L.G., 1964, FURTHER GEOLOGICAL DATA ON THE POSTMASAND KURUMAN MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS, NORTHERN CAPE PROVITHE GEOL. OF SOME ORE DEP. IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, V.II: GES.A., P. 415-440.DE VILLIERS, JOHN, 1960, THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE UNIONSOUTH AFRICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA, 248P.DE VILLIERS, P.R., 1971, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THEKALAHARI MANGANESE FIELD NORTH OF SISHEN, CAPE PROVINCE,SO. AFRICAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DEPT. OF MINES, MEMOIR 59,63 P.HAMMERBECK, E.C.I. AND TALJAARDT, J.J., 1976, MANGANESE, INCB COETZEE ED., MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SO.AFRICA, SOUTH AFRICAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-DEPT.OF MINES,LANDBOOK 7, 437 P.DUKE, V.W.A., 1979, MANGANESE: A MINERAL COMMODITY REVIEW,SO. AFRICAN GEOL. SURV., DEPT OF MINES, INTERNAL REPORT 53246 P.