| Deposit ID | 10207488 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0171 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 7910050008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Rock |
| Alternate or previous names | Black Rock Mine |
| Related records | 10134841, 10183225, 10207962, 10288065, 10304911, 60000579 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 27.16812, -22.83007 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1200 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
South Africa(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| South Africa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bixbyite | Unknown |
| Braunite | Unknown |
| Cryptomalene | Unknown |
| Hausmannite | Unknown |
| Jacobsite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 27.16812, -22.83007 |
|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| District name | Kalahari Field; Kuruman District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Associated Manganese Mines Of South Africa, Ltd. (Ammosal) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7910050008 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0171 | MAS references MRDS |
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-PER CAPE PROVINCE. SOUTH AFRICA ECON. GEOL. V. 53,
1958, PP. 577-597.
HAMMERBECK, E.C.I. AND J.J. TALJAARDT. MANGANESE.(IN) MIN-
-ERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA. HAND-
-BOOK, 7.(C.B. COETZZEE, ED.). PRETORIA, 1976,
PP. 167-172.
NATIONAL MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCI-
-ENCE-NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL. MANGANESE RESOURCES OF
THE WORLD AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL IMPLECATIONS. NMAB-374,
WASHINGTON D.C. 1981, PP. 186-200.
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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, LONDON. 1964, P. 98
STREIDER, PETER. SOUTH AFRICA'S ROLE IN WORLD MANGANESE.
PRES. AT SOUTHERN AFRICAN METALS AND MINERALS CONFER-
ENCE. JOHANNESBURG, MAY 12, 1981, 15 PP.
TALJAARDT, J.J. MAJOR MANGANESE FIELDS, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH
AFRICA. JOHANNESBURG, NOV. 1979, UPDATED NOV. 1982.
U.S. DEPT. OF STATE. SOUTH AFRICA'S MANGANESE SECTOR. AIR-
-GRAM A-30. JOHANNESBURG, APR. 30, 1982, 53 PP.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-JUN-1991 | Coffman, Joe | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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