Pensfontein

Producer in South Africa with commodities Iron, Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207708
MAS/MILS ID 7910050052
Record type Site
Current site name Pensfontein

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 22.73484, -28.87986 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 22.73484, -28.87986

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Consolidated African Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1977
  • Type Operator
    Owner Western Manganese (Pty) Ltd.
    Home office South Africa

Comments on the production information

  • 65 % FE PRODUCT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LIST OF OPERATING MINING CONCERNS IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH

  • Deposit

    AFRICA ON 1ST JANUARY,1976. GOVT. MINING ENGINEER,

  • Deposit

    BOX 1132, JOHANNESBURG, P.22.

  • Deposit

    S.A. DEPT.OF MINES. MARKETING DIRECTORY NO.2: FERROUS AND

  • Deposit

    NON-FERROUS METALS AND MINERALS IN SOUTH AFRICA 1977.

  • Deposit

    MINERALS BUREAU, BRAAMFONTEIN, P.5.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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