| Deposit ID | 10183315 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7910050056 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Santoy |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 22.83482, -27.16332 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1200 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
South Africa(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| South Africa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bixbyite | Unknown |
| Braunite | Unknown |
| Cryptomalene | Unknown |
| Hausmanite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 22.83482, -27.16332 |
|---|
| |||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Year of first production | 1970 |
| District name | Kalahari Field; Kuruman District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Associated Manganese Mines Of South Africa, Ltd. (Ammosal) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7910050056 |
DE VILLIERS, P.R., THE GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE KALA-
HARI MANGANESE FIELD NORTH OF SISHEN, CAPE PROVINCE, GEOL.
SURVEY OF S.A., MEMOIR NO. 59, 1970, 58 PP.
C.B. COETZEE, "MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH AFRICA," 1976.
J.J. TALJAARDT, "MAJOR MANGANESE ORE FIELDS," REPUBLIC OF
SOUTH AFRICA, NOVEMBER 1979.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THERE ARE NO RESOURCES ASSIGNED TO THIS PROPERTY, ALTHOUGH IT MAY CONTAIN SOME OF THE RESOURCES ASSIGNED TO THE GLORIA AND NCHWANING PROPERTIES. THERE IS NO DATA AVAILABLE ON PAST PRODUCTION (IF ANY). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-JUN-91 | Coffman, Joe | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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