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The Postmasburg Manganese Field's (PMF) history began with early geological mapping in 1930 and local prospecting in 1940s. [1] Systematic exploration in the 1950s led to discoveries at Gloria mine (1953), Nchwaning mine (1955), Mamatwan mine (1957), and Wessels mine (1958). Mining commenced with Gloria Mine in 1957, followed by Nchwaning in ...
70 km north of Witsand is Postmasburg, best known as a center of manganese, asbestos, and diamond mining. Gatkoppies Mine, 5 km north of Postmasburg, is a notable archaeological site. Excavations here prove that the Khoisan were mining here as early as the year 700 C.E.
This list of mines in South Africa is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output.
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Manganese is a chemical element with the symbol Mn and atomic number of 25. It is found as the free element in nature (often in combination with iron), and in many minerals. The free element is a metal with important industrial metal alloy uses. Manganese ions are variously colored, and are used industrially as pigments and as
Postmasburg is a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Location. The Town is located approximately 170 km east of Upington. [2]