Submitted by doug.cole on Thu, 10/24/2013 - 16:06
Inventory Reference
GEO038
Formal Gradings
Grading
Grade IIIa
Grading Date
GradingComment

Manganese mine of historic interest. Mined between1909 and 1911 and lies within the Table Mountain National Park. Grading by: DOUG COLE

Statement of Significance

Hout Bay Manganese Mine is one of three mines still in tact in the Greater Cape Town region. The manganese occurs in a narrow lode up to 1.14 metres wide and hosted by sandstone of the Ordovician Peninsula Formation. The lode trends northwest for 600 metre and at this site it was worked by shallow open-cast mining. The ore was sent down a chute lined with with corrugated iron sheets to a jetty near Chapman's Peak Drive from where it was shipped to Belgium.

Significance criteria
Significance Categories
Historical
Sphere of Significance
Local
Level
Medium
Significance Categories
Understanding Natural or Cultural Heritage
Sphere of Significance
Local
Level
Medium
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