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Manganese Deposits
©2009 Dr. B. C. Paul
Acknowledgement is given to the following sources, USBureau of Mines, USGS,
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Locations of Major Manganese Deposits
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Typical Formation Location for Sedimentary Manganese Deposits
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Commercial Deposits
• Many of todays deposits have had lateritic weathering– Manganese minerals often in hard clusters– Lots of silica and clay like fines
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Tonnage of Typical Sedimentary Manganese Deposits
Median size is 7.3Million metric tonnes
Big ones can be280,000,000 metrictonnes
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Typical Ore Grades
Grades tend be in the lower to mid30’s as a percent.
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Pyrolusite
MnO2 S.G. 4.4 - 5.06, Average = 4.73 Hardness 6-6.5 Color Steel gray, Iron gray, Bluish gray. Fluorescence – NoneMagnetic NoManganese 63.19%
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Manganite
MnO(OH) S.G. 4.3 - 4.4, Average = 4.34 Hardness 4Color Black, Gray, Grayish black. Fluorescence – NoneMagnetic NoManganese 62.47%
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Hausmannite
Mn3O4 S.G. 4.7 - 4.84, Average = 4.76 Hardness 5.5Color Brownish black, Grayish. Fluorescence NoneMagnetic NoManganese 72.03%
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Braunite
Mn7SiO12 S.G. 4.72 - 4.82, Average = 4.76Hardness 6-6.5 Color Grayish black, Brownish gray, Dark brownish black.Fluorescence NoneMagnetic NoManganese 63.6%
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Rhodochrosite
MnCO3 S.G. 3.69 Hardness 3Color Pinkish red, Red, Rose red, Yellowish gray, Brown. Fluorescence None Magnetic No
Manganese 47.79%
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Rhodenite
MnSiO3
Not an ore mineral because silicate does notBreak down well for use in other processes(a lot of manganese is used in steel makingAnd silica is bad news in steel).
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Psilomelane
(Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10 S.G. 4.4 - 4.7, Average = 4.55 Hardness 5-6 Color Iron black, Dark steel gray. Fluorescence NoneMagnetic NoManganese 46.56%Barium 23.27%
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Franklinite
Zn0.6Mn2+0.3Fe2+0.1Fe3+1.5Mn3+0.5O4S.G. 5.07 - 5.22, Average = 5.14 Hardness 5.5-6 Color Black, Brownish black. Fluorescence NoneMagnetic weakManganese 18.58%Zinc 16.59%Iron 37.78%
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Manganese Deposits Can Also Be Volcanic Related
• Manganese rich solutions coming from vent zones on the ocean floor– These can be scooped up on to continents
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Volcanic Associated Deposits are Distinctly Smaller
A single median depositMay be only47,000 metric tonnes.
A big ore body is stillUnder 1 million metricTonnes.
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Grades are Higher
Lower 40’s for %.
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Lastly Manganese Can Be Deposited in Veins from moving hot
fluids.
These deposits tend to beYoung and small
25,000 metric tonnes aCommon vein deposit
A big one is 260,000 metricTonnes.
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Grade Tends to be Only in the 30th percent range.
SometimesCoproducts in theVeins can beImportant.
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Processing
• Because a lot of deposits are Laterites– First take advantage of larger size and
hardness of the good stuff– Do some light crushing
• Then do some screening• Silica tends to be in smaller pieces
– Then try to wash away the fines
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The Log Washer
Feed
Heavy – big settle
Little and Light wash away
Heavy and big pushed backUp by paddle action
Particularly trying to wash outSticky clay (clay can blindScreens)
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Gravity Recovery of Fines
• Silica is light• Manganese minerals
heavy• Use things like jigs
and spirals
Lighter stuffGets whirled out toThe side as itSpins down
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What is it Used for?
Manganese Uses
Construction
Machinery
Transportation
Other
Chemical
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What is the Production and Reserves?
Manganese Production and Reserves
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Mexico
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United States
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What is it Worth?
Manganese Price
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Still holding around $1 in 2010