| Deposit ID | 10207359 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7960100043 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Arcturus |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 31.34713, -17.77623 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Zimbabwe(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| Zimbabwe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bravoite | Unknown |
| Chloritoid | Unknown |
| Hauynite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 31.34713, -17.77623 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corsyn Cons. Mines Ltd (Lonrho) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Total Kg Silver 1966-81 31 Kg | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Total Kg Gold 1966-81 551 Kg | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 882700mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 882700mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 882700mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7960100043 |
ANNUAL REPORT - CORONATION SYNDICATE LIMITED, 1978, 23 P.
ANNUAL REPORT - CORONATION SYNDICATE LIMITED, 1981, 20 P.
STOCKLMAYER, V.R., ANNALS OF THE ZIMBABWE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,
VOLUME V, 1979, 67 P.
FOSTER, R.P., MANN, A.G., STOWE, C.W., AND WILSON, J.F.,
ARCHEAN GOLD MINERALIZATION IN ZIMBABWE, PREPRINT FOR
GEOL. SOC. OF S.A. - ORE DEPOSITS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA,
1982, 88 P.
BOWER, D.J., GOLD MINES OF MASHONALAND 1890-1980, ARCTURUS
MINE, 1980, PP 7-8.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FREE GOLD IS RECOVERED IN A CONCENTRATE BY GRAVITY AND SULFIDE GOLD IS RECOVERED BY FLOTATION. BOTH CONCENTRATES ARE COMBINED AND TREATED WITH CYANIDATION AND CARBON-AIR- PULP RECOVERY. THE BULLION IS SOLD TO THE RESERVE BANK; TRANSPORATION COSTS ARE NEGLIGIBLE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 29-SEP-1992 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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