Selebi-Pikwe District

Producer in Central, Botswana with commodities Nickel, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000597
MRDS ID ISM0225
Record type District
Current site name Selebi-Pikwe District
Alternate or previous names Selebi-Pikwe Nickel-Copper Deposits, Selebi, Phikwe, Selebi North

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 27.86811, -22.0801 (WGS84)
Relative position MOTLOUSE RIVER VALLEY; EASTERN LIMITS OF KALAHARI DESERT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Central(province)

Botswana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Botswana Central

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 27.86811, -22.0801

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description MAGMATIC SULFIDES SEPARATED IN MAFIC INTRUSION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1963
Year of first production 1974

Mining district

District name SELEBI-PIKWE DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner BAMANGWATO CONCESSIONS LTD. (BOTSWANA GOVERNMENT)
    Interest 15
  • Type Owner
    Owner BAMANGWATO CONCESSIONS LTD. (BOTSWANA RST)
    Interest 85
  • Type Operator
    Owner BAMANGWATO CONCESSIONS LTD.
    Interest 15

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1983 FOOSE, MICHAEL P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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