| Deposit ID | 10257234 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7960150065 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wedza |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 29.83467, -20.54687 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Zimbabwe(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Zimbabwe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Secondary |
| Nickel Critical | Secondary |
| Palladium Critical | Tertiary |
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Olivine | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Claim (1) | 29.83467, -20.54687 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 24000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Great Dyke |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Union Carbide |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7960150065 |
BUCHANAN, D.L. "PLATINUM-GROUP METAL PRODUCTION FROM THE
BUSHVELD COMPLEX AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO WORLD MARKETS"
UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, BUREAU FOR MINERAL
STUDIES, REPORT NO. 4. NOVEMBER 1979.
EXCLUSIVE PROSPECTING ORDER RECORDS, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF
RHODESIA (ZIMBABWE).
HARRISON, M.W. "MINERAL RESOURCES OF ZIMBABWE- AN OVERVIEW",
ECONOMIC CONFERENCE, ZIMBABWE PROMOTION COUNCIL, SEP-
TEMBER 1980.
PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS-JOHANNESBURG.
PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS-ZIMBABWE..
QUARTERLY STATEMENTS-WESTERN PLATINUM HOLDING.
STAGMAN, J.G. "AN OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY OF RHODESIA"
GOVERNMENT PRINTER, SALISBURY, BULLETIN NO. 80 OF
RHODESIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1978.
STAGMAN, J.G. "ECONOMIC MINERAL POTENTIAL OF THE GREAT DYKE
OF RHODESIA". GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF RHODESIA, JANUARY
1977.
WORST, B.G. "THE GREAT DYKE OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA", GOVERN-
MENT PRINTER, SALISBURY. BULLETIN NO. 47 OF SOUTHERN
,RHODESIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1969.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-JAN-1995 | Gaz-Golder | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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