Chua River Placers

Unknown in Manica, Mozambique with commodity Gold
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  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. Links to other databases
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183467
MAS/MILS ID 7870250002
Record type Site
Current site name Chua River Placers

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 32.86802, -18.93025 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Manica(province)

Mozambique(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mozambique Manica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 32.86802, -18.93025

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Lonrho
    Home office United Kingdom
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Mozambique
    Home office Mozambique
    Year 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LIMITED DATA AVAILABLE AT PRESENT. WILL NOT BE ANALYZED IN THE 1992 WORLD GOLD AVAILABILITY STUDY.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN. LAT/LONG ARE THOSE OF CITY OF MANICA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-1994 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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