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Ramotswa

Past Producer in Botswana with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003685
MRDS ID AD00005
Record type Site
Current site name Ramotswa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 25.66813, -24.86336 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Botswana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Botswana

Comments on the location information

  • 3 KM SOUTH OF RAMOTSWA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) 25.66813, -24.86336
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRINGERS, BLEBS, CONCRETIONARY ()
    Dip LOW ANGLES TO SOUTH
    Thickness 30M
    Length 1000M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Marked Enrichments Near Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BALDOCK, J.W. (ED), 1977. RESOURCES INVENTORY OF BOTSWANA: METALLIC MINERALS, MINERAL FUELS AND DIAMONDS. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BOTSWANA, MIN. RES. REPORT, 4:40-4

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Pracejus, Bernard.M. Adelaide University

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