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Norah

Producer in Zimbabwe with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081104
MRDS ID W032807
Record type Site
Current site name Norah

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.91801, -16.64711 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.91801, -16.64711
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner M. T. D. (Mangula) Ltd.
  • Type Owner
    Owner M. T. D. (Mangula) Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Material ORE CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.83%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 27000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.22 wt-pct Copper Major 1977

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MINE, CONCENTRATOR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    E/MJ 1978; MM 1980; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-197

  • Production

    E/MJ 1978; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Gassaway, Judith S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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