Selukwe

Prospect in Midlands, Zimbabwe with commodities Copper, Nickel, Palladium, Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280437
MAS/MILS ID 7960250060
Record type Site
Current site name Selukwe

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 30.00137, -19.69692 (WGS84)
Elevation 1700

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Midlands(province)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Zimbabwe Midlands

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Nickel Critical Secondary
Palladium Critical Primary
Platinum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Olivine Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 30.00137, -19.69692

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 24000M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PROPYLITIC
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .9
    Date of Last Modification 830602

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Selukwe District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Union Carbide
    Interest 100
    Year 1981

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OTHER CAVING METHODS
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Capacity 1200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 18.47
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUCHANAN, D. L. "PLATINUM-GROUP METAL PRODUCTION FROM THE

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    BUSHVELD COMPLEX AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO WORLD MARKETS"

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    UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, BUREAU FOR MINERAL

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    STUDIES, REPORT NO.4. NOVEMBER 1979.

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    EXCLUSIVE PROSPECTING ORDER RECORDS, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF

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    RHODESIA (ZIMBABWE).

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    HARRISON, M.W. "MINERAL RESOURCES OF ZIMBABWE-AN OVERVIEW",

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    ECONOMIC CONFERENCE, ZIMBABWE PROMOTION COUNCIL,

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    SEPTEMBER 1980.

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    PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS - JOHANNESBURG

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    PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS - ZIMBABWE.

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    QUARTERLY STATEMENTS - WESTERN PLATINUM HOLDING.

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    STAGMAN, J.G. "AN OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY OF RHODESIA"

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    GOVERNMENT PRINTER, SALISBURY, BULLETIN NO.80 OF

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    RHODESIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1978.

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    STAGMAN, J. G. "ECONOMIC MINERAL POTENTIAL OF THE GREAT

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    DYKE OF RHODESIA", GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF RHODESIA,

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    JANURARY 1977.

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    WORST, B.G. "THE GREAT DYKE OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA",GOVERN-

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    MENT PRINTER, SALISBURY. BULLETIN NO.47 OF SOUTHERN

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    RHODESIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1960.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE SELUKWE CU-NI MINE IS ONLY AN EXPLORED PROSPECT,SO THE MILL (CONCENTRATOR) AND PRODUCT TRANSPORTATION TO THE GATOOMA SMELTER REFINERY IS ONLY PROPOSED. THEREFORE, WHEN THE MINE OPENS FOR PRODUCTION THESE ASSUMPTIONS MAY NOT BE VALID. THIS PROPERTY REPRESENTS 13 MINES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JAN-1995 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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