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Madziwa

Producer in Zimbabwe with commodities Nickel, Copper, Cobalt
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Reserves and resources
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079577
MRDS ID W029609
Record type Site
Current site name Madziwa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 31.45132, -17.03041 (WGS84)
Relative position 76 MILES NE FROM SALISBURY,20 MILESNORTH OF SHAMVA AND 40 MILES FROM BINDURA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Millerite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Polydymite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Chlorite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 13
USGS model code 7a
Deposit model name Synorogenic-synvolcanic Ni-Cu
Mark3 model number 19

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
    Rock unit name Madziwa Complex;
    Rock description Madziwa Complex;
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) 31.45132, -17.03041
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Archaean Greenstone Belt, Mafic Andultramafic Rocks In Cratonic Environment

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Archaean Greenstone Belt

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1958
Year of first production 1967

Mining district

District name Shamva District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Madziwa Mines Ltd.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Rhonickel

Production statistics

  • Year 1971
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.54 % Ni, 0.2 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 0wt-pct
    Ore Nickel Nickel 1wt-pct
  • Year 1979
    Period 1967-1979
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.8% Ni
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Nickel Nickel 1wt-pct
  • Year 1981
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.53% Ni
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Nickel Nickel 1wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • THE REFINERY AT BINDURA PROCUCE NICKEL AND COPPER CATHODES AND COBALT SLUDGE. THERE ARE NO PUBLISHED FIGURES AVAILABLE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL MINE OUTPUT.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 1500000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.9 wt-pct Nickel Major 1984
    Copper Cu 1.2 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 2580000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.61 wt-pct Nickel Major 1982
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 78000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.04 wt-pct Nickel Major 1972
    Copper Cu 0.35 wt-pct Copper Major 1972

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATION FOR ORE BODY EXTENSIONS IN 1981 WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    H.D.PETERS: NICKEL,1975

  • Deposit

    TAUPITZ K.CH.: DER BERGBAU RHODESIENS

  • Deposit

    MINING IN RHODESIA (1968)

  • Deposit

    DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- NICKEL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.

  • Other Database

    ISMI

  • Production

    DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE MINED AT MADZIWA MINE WILL BE MILLED FOR THE RECOVERY OF CONCENTRATES WHICH WILL BE CARRIED 40 MILES BY ROAD TOSWELTER AND REFINERY AT BINDURA.CONCENTRATOR IS DESIGNED TO TREAT 50,000 SHORT TONS OF ORE A MONTH.THE NI WILL BE RECOVERED BY CONVENTIONAL FROTH FLOTATION INTOA CONCENTRATE CONTAINING 13 % NI.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1977 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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