Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeEPIGENETIC, REPLACEMENT BODIES IN (A) GAMAGARA SHALE, AND (B) MATERIAL IN KARST POCKETS
Deposit sizeY
Geology
StructureDOLOMITE WHICH CONTAINS 0.5 TO 3% MN
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1923
Discovery year1922
Identification
Deposit ID60000580
MRDS IDISM0172
Alternate namesLohatlha, Manganor
RegionAF
Data scoreD
Coordinates-28.04659, 23.05153
References
TALJAARDT, J.J., 1979, MAJOR MANGANESE ORE FILEDS, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA: SAMANCOR, JOHANNESBURG.