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Adams

Past Producer in South Africa with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280817
MRDS ID W028269
MAS/MILS ID 7910050007
Record type Site
Current site name Adams
Alternate or previous names Adams Mine
Related records 10079221, 10207629, 10207741, 10207613

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 23.01822, -27.36331 (WGS84)
Elevation 1110

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 23.01822, -27.36331
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00S
    Dip 10W
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Strike And Dip N00S:10W
    Date of Last Modification 900430

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1951

Mining district

District name Kalahari Field; Kuruman District

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Associated Manganese Mines Of South Africa, Ltd. (Ammosal)
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1981

Comments on the production information

  • THE ADAMS MINE WAS ONE OF THE EARLY PRODUCERS, BUT HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR MANY YEARS. NO DATA ARE AVAILABLE ON THE OPERATION OR RESOURCES. IT MAY NOW POSSIBLY BE PART OF THE MAMATWAN OPERATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FRANKEL, J.J., 1958, MANGANESE ORES FROM THE KURUMAN DISTRIC

  • Deposit

    PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA: ECON. GEAL. V.53, P. 577-597.

  • Deposit

    PELLETIER,R&A., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFR

  • Deposit

    OXFORD UNIV. PRESS, LONDON, P.98.

  • Deposit

    BOARDMAN, L.G., 1964, FURTHER GEOLOGICAL DATA ON THE POSTMAS

  • Deposit

    AND KURUMAN MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS, NORTHERN CAPE PROVI

  • Deposit

    THE GEOL. OF SOME ORE DEP. IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, V.II: GE

  • Deposit

    S.A., P. 415-440.

  • Deposit

    DE VILLIERS, JOHN, 1960, THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE UNION

  • Deposit

    SOUTH AFRICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA, 248P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-JUN-1991 Coffman, Joe U.S. Bureau of Mines

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