South African Journal of Geology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 127(4), С. 765 - 796
Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2024
Abstract Manganese (Mn) is a crucial metal for steelmaking and increasingly being sought after its use in the battery clean-energy sectors. Through discovery of Kalahari Field (KMF), world’s largest land-based Mn resource, South Africa has positioned itself as major player global supply chain. However, only fraction this total resource currently exploited, opportunities further exploitation KMF at several other deposits occurrences throughout remain to be realised. To consolidate scientific industrial interest entire African base, present contribution provides holistic overview (1) mineral economics, (2) processes that give rise enrichment crustal rocks, (3) palaeoenvironmental implications enrichments, (4) geology domestic occurrences, (5) geometallurgical processing paradigms applicable full value realisation from these diverse ore types. are broadly subdivided into those formed chemical sedimentary subsequent diagenesis (e.g., KMF, deep-sea nodules crusts); residual enrichments weathering Mn-bearing protolith North West Fields); through mobilisation by hydrothermal fluids groundwater vein breccia-hosted fractured lithologies Cape Supergroup, Waterberg Group, etc.). Because differences mechanisms deposit formation, because various valence ligand bonding interactions associated with Mn, resultant mineralogy individual groups widely varied. Primary sediments typically comprise Mn2+ carbonates, braunite occasionally silicates, which may locally upgraded Mn2+/3+ oxide minerals hypogene enrichment. Low temperature deposits, including nodules, groundwater-associated accumulations marked Mn4+ parageneses, subsequently modified regional metamorphism. Inasmuch grade primary variable governing economic extraction, growing body work highlights will achieved targeted mineralogical diversity. This includes coordination impact energy consumption reagent utilisation during down-stream processing.
Язык: Английский