Long John

Producer in Zimbabwe with commodity Gold
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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255930
MAS/MILS ID 7960200034
Record type Site
Current site name Long John

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.06808, -20.96355 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.06808, -20.96355

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • MINE WAS PRODUCING 19,000 OZ. AU/YR.IN 1962. EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN.CO-ORDINATES ARE OF A MINE 7 KM SE OF TOWN OF GWANDA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DEKUN,N.THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA.ELSEVIER PUBL.CO.

  • Deposit

    LONDON,1965,PP.160,328.

  • Deposit

    ONE MAP SERIES.SHEET P-5.SCALE 1:1,000,000.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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