| Deposit ID | 10305155 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7910200081 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gopane Gopani |
| Geographic coordinates: | 25.75146, -25.24667 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
South Africa(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| South Africa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| (1) | 25.75146, -25.24667 |
|---|
| |||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rand London Manganese Mines (Pty) Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7910200081 |
MANOS,A. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF SOUTH AFRICA,REPRINT FROM
NOV.1977 ISSUE OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS,METAL BULLETIN
LTD., SURREY, ENGLAND, P.22.
COETZEE, C.B. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH
AFRICA. HANDBOOK 7. P.71-72.
CORIN, E.R. FERROUS AND NONFERROUS MINES AND WORKS IN
SOUTH AFRICA. DIRECTORY NO. 3179. P.36-37.
DE VILLIERS, JOHN. THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE UNION OF
SOUTH AFRICA. P.168-187.
PROCESSING. R70,000 PLANT FOR RAND LONDON. APRIL 1980. P31
RAND LONDON MANGANESE MINES (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED.
MANGANESE DIOXIDE ORE RESERVES AND EXPLORATION. NOV. 1978
7 PP.
MCMICHAEL, BRUCE. MANGANESE, EMD-THE POWER IN THE MARKET.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 260, MAY 1989, P. 45.
NATIONAL MATERAILS ADVISORY BOARD, NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
-NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.. MANGANESE RESERVES AND
RESOURCES OF THE WORLD AND THIER INDUSTRIAL IMPLICATIONS.
NMAB-374, WASHINGTON DC, 1981, P. 198; NTIS PB-82-117615.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DISTRICT CONTAINS THREE PRINCIPAL MINES (ELANDSFONTEIN, RANDFONTEIN, AND RYEDALE); AS OF 1988, ONLY THE ELANDSFONTEIN WAS OPERATING. THE MNO2 IS USED AS AN OXIDI- -ZING AGENT IN URANIUM PROCESSING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1991 | Coffman, Joe | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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