Cam & Motor

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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280150
MAS/MILS ID 7960150056
Record type Site
Current site name Cam & Motor
Alternate or previous names Cam&Motor

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.98195, -18.3303 (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) 29.98195, -18.3303

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rio Tinto Rhodesia Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Zimbabwe
    Year 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE.1978 ANNUAL REVIEW.JUNE,1978.P.478.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    LONDON,1965,P.325.

  • Deposit

    DMA MAP SERIES 1501.SHEET SE 35-12.SCALE 1:250,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RIO TINTO RHODESIA WAS TREATING OLD DUMP MATERIAL IN 1978. LOCATED 8.5 KM NE OF GATOOMA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-OCT-1992 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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