King

Producer in Zimbabwe with commodity Asbestos
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 10280585
MAS/MILS ID 7960300021
Record type Site
Current site name King

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.53466, -20.08019 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.53466, -20.08019

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Caving Methods - Block Caving
Milling method Sizing

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rhodesia And General Asb. Co
    Interest 100
    Year 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCES IN RECOVERABLE MT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501.SHEET SF 36-1.SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE.APR.11,1972.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE.ANNUAL REVIEW.JUNE 1975,P.423.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED 6.5 KM SE OF MASHABA. MILL WAS CONSTRUCTED 1970-1972 AT COST OF R25,000,000.

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.