| Deposit ID | 10304911 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0171 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 7910050003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hotazel |
| Alternate or previous names | Hotazel Mine |
| Related records | 10134841, 10183225, 10207962, 10288065, 60000579, 10207488 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 22.95152, -27.21332 (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 |
| Pyrolusite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 22.95152, -27.21332 |
|---|
| Strike | N20E | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 00W | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1959 |
| District name | Kalahari Field; Kuruman District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Samancor Ltd |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1988 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7910050003 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0171 | MAS references MRDS |
THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE UNION OF SO. AFRICA, 1960, HAN
#2: SO. AFRICAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY P. 1-157.
BOARDMAN, L.G., 1964, FURTHER GEOLOGICAL DATA ON THE POSTMAS
AND KURUMAN MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS, NORTHERN CAPE PROVI
THE GEOL. OF SOME ORE DEPOSITS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, V.II
SOC. S.AFR., P-415-440
PELLETIER, R.A., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AF
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, LONDON, 277P.
MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1974, P. 349.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-JUN-1991 | Coffman, Joe | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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