| Deposit ID | 10256504 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7960251001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Gweru Smelter |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 29.83466, -19.41364 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1000 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Midlands(province)
Zimbabwe(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | Midlands |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | 29.83466, -19.41364 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Breast Stoping |
| Year of first production | 1974 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Briquette |
| Milling method | Briquetting |
| District name | Great Dyke |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zimbabwe Alloys Ltd. Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Zimbabwe |
| Year | 1989 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Annual Tonnage 94770 Mt Products / Year | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Annual Tonnage 120000 Mt Products / Year | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Annual Tonnage 113764 Mt Products / Year | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Annual Tonnage 86905 Mt Products / Year | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Annual Tonnage 60922 Mt Products / Year | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Annual Tonnage 52152 Mt Products / Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7960251001 |
ZIMBABWE ALLOYS LTD., "ANNUAL REPORTS 1985-1989".
ROSKILL, 1988, "REPORT ON ZIMBABWE".
THE TEX REPORT, 1987.
SCHECHARCHI, ET AL, 1982, USBM.
JACKSON N, MARSH R, 1984, "FERROCHROMEIUM-PAST, PRESENT,
AND FUTURE". CHAMBER OF MINES JOURNAL, IMM CONFERENCE
PAPER.
SILK M H, 1988, "WORLD CHROMITE RESOURCES AND FERROCHROMIUM
PRODUCTION", MINTEK SPECIAL PUBL. NO. 11.
DAVIDOFF R L, BOYLE E H JR., 1988, "NOTES FROM A VISIT TO
THE REPBULIC OF SOUTH AFRICA", USBM, MINERALS AVAILIBILITY
FIELD OFFICE.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-JUN-1993 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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