| Deposit ID | 10207629 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028269 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 7910050010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Devon |
| Alternate or previous names | Devon Mine |
| Related records | 10079221, 10207613, 10207741, 10280817 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 23.00153, -27.24662 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1000 |
| 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 |
| Hausmanite | Unknown |
| Psilomelane | Unknown |
| Pyrolusite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 23.00153, -27.24662 |
|---|
| Strike | N01E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 15W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 22M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 7.6M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1922 |
| 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 | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7910050010 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028269 | MAS references MRDS |
FRANKEL, J.J., 1958, MANGANESE ORES FROM THE KURUMAN DISTRIC
PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA: ECON. GEAL. V.53, P. 577-597.
PELLETIER,R.A., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFR
OXFORD UNIV. PRESS, LONDON, P.98.
BOARDMAN, L.G., 1964, FURTHER GEOLOGICAL DATA ON THE POSTMAS
AND KURUMAN MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS, NORTHERN CAPE PROVI
THE GEOL. OF SOME ORE DEP. IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, V.II: GE
S.A., P. 415-440.
DE VILLIERS, JOHN, 1960, THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE UNION
SOUTH AFRICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA, 248P.
DE VILLIERS, P.R., 1971, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE
KALAHARI MANGANESE FIELD NORTH OF SISHEN, CAPE PROVINCE,
SO. AFRICAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DEPT. OF MINES, MEMOIR 59,
63 P.
HAMMERBECK, E.C.I. AND TALJAARDT, J.J., 1976, MANGANESE, IN
CB COETZEE ED., MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SO.
AFRICA, SOUTH AFRICAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-DEPT.OF MINES,
LANDBOOK 7, 437 P.
DUKE, V.W.A., 1979, MANGANESE: A MINERAL COMMODITY REVIEW,
SO. AFRICAN GEOL. SURV., DEPT OF MINES, INTERNAL REPORT 53
246 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-JUN-91 | Coffman, Joe | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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