Kalahari Field

Producer in Northern Cape, South Africa with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000579
MRDS ID ISM0171
Record type District
Current site name Kalahari Field
Alternate or previous names Annex Langdon, Black Rock, Belgravia, Gloria, Mamatwan, Goold, Middleplaats, Wessels, Hotazel Mines
Related records 10134841, 10183225, 10207962, 10288065, 10207488, 10304911

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 22.95152, -27.17992 (WGS84)
Relative position HOTAZEL MINE IS APPROXIMATE CENTRAL LOCATION IN THE KALAHARI FIELD.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northern Cape(province)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
South Africa Northern Cape

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 22.95152, -27.17992

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description DOLOMITE AND AMYGDALOIDAL ANDESITIC LAVA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1940
Year of first production 1940

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner SA MANGANESE AMCOR LTD. (SAMANCOR)
  • Type Operator
    Owner SA MANGANESE AMCOR LTD. (SAMANCOR)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TALJAARDT, J.J., 1979, MAJOR MANGANESE ORE FIELDS, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA: SAMAMCOR, JOHANNESBURG.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.