| Deposit ID | 10135083 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7930000004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Matsitama |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 26.65141, -20.98017 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Botswana(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Botswana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Town (1) | 26.65141, -20.98017 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1978 |
| Year of first production | 1996 |
| Milling method | Leach-Solvent-Extract-Electrowin |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Falconbridge Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 1200000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1200000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1200000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7930000004 |
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE TELEGRAM, 10/90, #SHB2972, P.1.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-MAR-97 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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