Smartt

Past Producer in South Africa with commodity Manganese
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Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183189
MAS/MILS ID 7910050011
Record type Site
Current site name Smartt

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 23.00153, -27.32991 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bixbyite Unknown
Braunite Unknown
Hausmanite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 23.00153, -27.32991

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N01W
    Dip 15W
    Field Value
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Strike And Dip N01W:15W
    Date of Last Modification 900430

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1952

Mining district

District name Kalahari Field; Kuruman District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Samancor Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-JUN-91 Coffman, Joe U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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