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Know MoreManganese deposits associated with the regolith form above the water table under tropical weathering , 25 700 tonnes of ore between 1915 and 1941 Secondary mineralisation at the Hoskins Mine extends intermittently over a distance of about 400 m laterally and to a depth of 45 m (Ashley 1986)...
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Manganese
Know MoreIn 1941, metallurgical grade manganese ore (50% manganese by weight) cost $69 a ton Prior to 1939, the United States obtained most of its manganese ore from Russia, but these supplies were cut off with the German invasion in 1941 Thereafter the United States obtained most of its manganese from the Caribbean, South America, and Africa...