| Gloria - body 2 Project |
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Gloria - body 2 |
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South Africa
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Northern cape |
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PRODUCTION
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Iron - Manganese -
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| Risk and valuation analysis of the Gloria - body 2 Project |
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| Title(s) of the Gloria - body 2 Project |
 | African Rainbow Minerals Ltd
Joint venture: 50% |
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 | Assore Limited
Joint venture: 50% |
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| Location of the Gloria - body 2 Project |
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The manganese mines are situated in the Northern Cape province in South Africa, approximately 80km north-west of the town of Kuruman.
Located at latitude 27°07’50”S and longitude 22°50’50”E, the site is accessed via the national N14 route between Johannesburg and Kuruman, and
the provincial R31 road.
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| History of the Gloria - body 2 Project |
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In 1940, ARM Ferrous acquired a manganese ore outcrop on a small hillock known as Black Rock. Several large properties underlain by ore were
subsequently found and acquired. Today the Black Rock area is considered to be the largest and richest manga more...
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| Geology of the Gloria - body 2 Project |
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The manganese ores of the Kalahari Manganese field are contained within sediments of the Hotazel Formation of the Griqualand West Sequence, a
subdivision of the Proterozoic Transvaal Supergroup. At Black Rock, Belgravia and Nchwaning, the Hotazel, Mapedi and Lucknow Formations have been
duplicated by thrusting. The average thickness of the Hotazel Formation is approximately 40m.
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Data last updated on : 12/31/2008
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