| Deposit ID | 10135136 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7960100001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alaska,Hans&Angwa Sections |
| Geographic coordinates: | 30.01134, -17.23707 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1219 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Zimbabwe(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Zimbabwe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Azurite | Unknown |
| Bornite | Unknown |
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Chrysocolla | Unknown |
| Copper | Unknown |
| Cuprite | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Tenorite | Unknown |
| (1) | 30.01134, -17.23707 |
|---|
| Thickness | 40M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 427M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 183M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1925 |
| Year of first production | 1961 |
| District name | Lomagundi District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lomagundi Smelting And Mining Corp. Ltd |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Messina Rhodesia Investments Ltd Merits |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7960100001 |
THE MESSINA(TRANSVAAL)DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. ANNUAL REPORT,
JACOBSEN,J.B.E.,1964,THE GEOLOGY OF THE ALASKA MINE,IN SOME
OSITS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA,VOL.II GEOL SOC S AFRICA
E/MJ 1973-74
TOOMBS,R.B.,1962,DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND TECHNICAL SURVEYS,
SKINNERS 1975 MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK
1974 MINING ANNUAL REVIEW P17,347,351 JUNE
1972 MINING ANNUAL REVIEW JUNE
MINING MAGAZINE VOL.124 NO.4 P263
PELLITIER 1964 MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA SOU
HODESIA/MINERAL DEPOSITS/COPPER
1971 MINING JOURNAL (DEC.31) P605
DEKUN 1965 THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA P376
WORLD MINING.FEB.1974
MINING ANNUAL REVIEW.JUNE 1970
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FEB.1974-PLANS TO DEVELOP HANS&ANGWA SECTIONS BASED UPON 1,000,000 MT RESERVE 1970-MINING ANN.REVIEW GIVES HANS RESERVE AS 600,000 MT AT 1.2%CU. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-MAR-1997 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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