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Hunters Road

Prospect in Midlands, Zimbabwe with commodity Nickel
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304793
MAS/MILS ID 7960250047
Record type Site
Current site name Hunters Road

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 29.50133, -14.33057 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Midlands(province)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Zimbabwe Midlands

Comments on the location information

  • NOT ENOUGH INFO. AVAILABLE TO LOCATE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 29.50133, -14.33057
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830602

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT IS SITUATED ON THE EAST LIMB OF THE GWELO SYNCLINE, IN A CROSS-CUTTING SERPENTINITE BODY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Union Corp. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1981

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Inferred 50000000mt ore
    Total resources 50000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.75 wt-pct Nickel Major 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING NEWSLETTER, MINING IN RHODESIA, OCT. 1976,

  • Deposit

    P. 9.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET SE 35-16, SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    MOHIDE,T.P.,WARDEN,C.L.,MASON,J.D. TOWARDS A NICKEL POLICY

  • Deposit

    FOR THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. MINERAL POLICY BACKGROUND

  • Deposit

    PAPER NO.4, ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 1977,

  • Deposit

    P.132.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED 24 KM SSW OF QUE QUE. RESERVE RECORD CODED IS TONNAGE AND GRADE ESTIMATED BY VISITS OF SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGISTS TO THE PROPERTY THE CANADIAN SOURCE GIVES A TONNAGE AND GRADE OF 60,000,000 MT AT 1.00% NI. PRIOR TO 1977: EXTENSIVE SAMPLING,PITTING, TRENCHING & DIAMOND DRILLING. PLANS FOR 1977: PROSPECT SHAFT SINKING &CROSSCUTTING TO OBTAIN BULK SAMPLES. IN 1976 DRILLING WAS OVER A STRIKE LENGTH OF 1,500 M. AUG. 30, 1982

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-APR-1995 Rmt U.S. Bureau of Mines

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