Lerala

Occurrence in Botswana with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003939
MRDS ID AD00348
Record type Site
Current site name Lerala

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 27.73475, -22.74677 (WGS84)
Relative position 9 KM NW OF LERALA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Botswana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Botswana

Comments on the location information

  • 70 KM EAST OF RAILHEAD AT PALAPYE AND 280 KM NNE OF THE CAPITAL, GABORONE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GRADES VARY BETWEEN 35% AND 65% MNO2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Waterberg Succession
    Rock description Waterberg Succession
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 27.73475, -22.74677

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chadibe-Lerala

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BALDOCK, J.W., 1977, RESOURCES INVENTORY OF BOTSWANA: METALLIC MINERALS, MINERAL FUELS AND DIAMONDS. MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT NO. 4, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, BOTSWANA. P. 42.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING OR DRILLING HAS BEEN CONDUCTED AND THE AREA MAY THEREFORE WARRANT FURTHER PROSPECTING IN THE FUTURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1991 Bolton, Barrie R. BHP Utah Industries

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.