Dorowa

Producer in Manicaland, Zimbabwe with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159107
MAS/MILS ID 7960050020
Record type Site
Current site name Dorowa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 31.83133, -18.82696 (WGS84)
Elevation 800

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Manicaland(province)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Zimbabwe Manicaland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 31.83133, -18.82696

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner African Explosives And Chemical Industries Ltd.
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1964
    Measured 54415000mt ore
    Demonstrated 54415000mt ore
    Total resources 54415000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 7.33 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1964

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, BRITISH SULPHUR CORP LTD

  • Reserve-Resource

    LLS PRINTERS LTD, DENBIGHSHIRE, ENGLAND 1964, P 42-43

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-SEP-1996 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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