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Bee Mine

Producer in Zimbabwe with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024313
MRDS ID ISM0012
Record type Site
Current site name Bee Mine
Alternate or previous names African Chrome Mines Ltd.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.88468, -17.84703 (WGS84)
Elevation 1370
Relative position CLAIM; 10 KM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite
    Rock unit name Hartley Complex
    Rock description Hartley Complex

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.88468, -17.84703
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Layered Intrusion

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1929
Year of first production 1929

Mining district

District name Great Dyke

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner African Chrome Mines Ltd.
    First year 1953
  • Type Owner
    Owner African Chrome Mines Ltd. (Subsidiary Of Rhodesia Chrome Mines Ltd.
    First year 1928

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 47.4 wt-pct Chromium Major 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORST, B. G., 1960, THE GREAT DYKE OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA: SOUTHERN RHODESIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 47, 234 P. (L11, G1-G13, C1-C17, PA1, PA2, PA8)

  • Deposit

    THOMAS, P., 1982, WRITTEN COMMUN., MAS DATA: DENVER, COLO., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. (RR1, RR8, RR9, RR16)

  • Production

    PA1, PA2: RF1, P. 203

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1982 Lipin, Bruce R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1983 Lipin, Bruce R. U.S. Geological Survey

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