Manganore Mine

Producer in South Africa with commodity Iron
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. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231503
MAS/MILS ID 7910050038
Record type Site
Current site name Manganore Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: 23.11823, -28.12988 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) 23.11823, -28.12988

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Manganore Iron Mining Ltd.
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1978

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Measured 3200000mt ore
    Indicated 4500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 7700000mt ore
    Inferred 20000000mt ore
    Total resources 27700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 63 wt-pct Iron Major 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING

  • Deposit

    AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, MCGRAW-HILL, 1978,

  • Deposit

    P. 341.

  • Deposit

    DMA MAP SERIES 1301. SHEET SH-34, SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE ORE DEPOSITS IN THE POSTMASBURG

  • Deposit

    MANGANESE FIELD, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, S.A. GOVT. PRINTER,

  • Deposit

    PRETORIA, 1960.

  • Deposit

    FERROUS AND NON-FERROUS METALS AND MINERALS IN SOUTH AFRICA,

  • Deposit

    1977. MARKETING DIRECTORY NO.2, MINERALS BUREAU, S.A.

  • Deposit

    DEPT. OF MINES, BRAAMFONTEIN, P.35.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED 12.5 KM SE OF LOHATHLA(ON FARMS KLIPFONTEIN 437 AND KAPSTEWEL 436). PRODUCTION CAPACITY WAS 500,000 MTPY.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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