(Facility) Gatooma Smelter

Plant in Zimbabwe with commodities Copper, Nickel

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10255668
MAS/MILS ID	7960151056
Record type	Site
Current site name	(Facility) Gatooma Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	29.91805, -18.26371 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary
Nickel Critical	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	29.91805, -18.26371	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Processing Plant
Development status	Plant
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Plant type	Smelter

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Rio Tinto (Rhodesia) Ltd.

Interest 100

Year 1976

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Rio Tinto (Rhodesia) Ltd.
Interest	100
Year	1976

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	7960151056

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	14-AUG-1991	Bleiwas, Donald	U.S. Bureau of Mines

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