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Umsweswe Mine

Producer in Zimbabwe with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024320
MRDS ID ISM0020
Record type Site
Current site name Umsweswe Mine
Alternate or previous names Rhodesian Metallurgical and Mining Corporation

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.41801, -18.49699 (WGS84)
Elevation 1372
Relative position CLAIM, 1 KM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Comments on the location information

  • LAT AND LONG FOR MADEN TOWNSHIP; DEPOSIT IS S OF SORIDAG
  • N BANK OF UMSWESWE RIVER, EASTERN SIDE OF THE GREAT DYKE; 35 KM W OF MARCO, NEAR HARTLEY-NGEZI DAM RD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite
    Rock unit name Hartley Complex
    Rock description Hartley Complex

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.41801, -18.49699
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Layered Intrusion

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR FAULTING; GRABEN FORMATION; ARCH; SR/SR: 2532 +/- 89 MA; CRMT + FRSR + ENST/BRNZ + FE OXIDES; SRPN + CRSL
  • THRUST FAULTING; CRMT + OLVN + SRPN + MGNT; CR-CLCL; 55 CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN ELAZIG PROVINCE; 14 REPORTED CHROMIUM DEPOSITS IN ELAZIG-MADEN MIN-ING DISTRICT; CHROMITE FOUND IN MASSIVE AND DISSEMINATED FORMS, HIGHLY BRECCIATED; DEPOSITS OCCUR AS PODS AND BANDS AND FOLLOW A FAULT ZONE WHICH MARKS THE HARZBURGITE-DUNITE BOUNDARY

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of last production 1982

Mining district

District name Great Dyke

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rhodesian Metallurgical And Mining Corp. (Pvt.) Ltd.
    First year 1955

Production statistics

  • Year 1957
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^41.23% (Hard) And 51.86% (Lumpy)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Chromium Chromium 41wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • UNKNOWN UNKNOWNORE IS MILLED AND WASHED; MINING IN UPPER SEAMS (1 AND 2)
  • UNKNOWN UNKNOWNCONCENTRATOR LOCATED NEAR MINE; OPERATION TREATS LOW-GRADE ORES FROM THE MOUNT KEF REGION

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 45.9 wt-pct Chromium Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RR9: IDENTIFIED RESOURCES; CALCULATION INCLUDES ALL MINERALIZED SEAMS TO DEPTH OF 1000 M ON INCLINE.
  • RR1: PROVEN RESERVES
  • RR25: PROBABLE RESERVES
  • RR1: DEMONSTRATED RESOURCES; CALCULATION BASED ON IN-SITU TONNAGE TO DEPTH OF 300 M ON INCLINE FOR SEAMS THAT OUTCROP OR ARE CLOSE TO SURFACE.

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ( X; UNDERGROUND WATER).
  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ( ENVIRONMENT; TRANSPORT/ACCESS; X; WINTER WEATHER AFFECTS MINING AND TRANSPORT; HIGH RAILWAY FREIGHT RATES; POOR EQUIPMENT). MINES IN ELAZIG-GULEMAN AND ELAZIG-MADEN MINING DISTRICTS REPRESENT 2/3 OF ALL CHROMIUM DEPOSITS IN TURKEY; 14 REPORTED CHROMIUM DEPOSITS IN ELAZIG-MADEN MINING DISTRICT; CR/FE=3:1; 38.65% CR2O3

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORST, B. G., 1960, THE GREAT DYKE OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA: SALISBURY, SOUTHERN RHODESIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 47, 234 P. (PA1, PA2, PA8, PC1, PC8)

  • Deposit

    THOMAS, P., 1982, WRITTEN COMMUN., MAS DATA: DENVER, COLO., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, (RR1, RR8, RR9, RR16)

  • Production

    PA1, PA2, PA8: RF1, P.226 PC1, PC8: RF1, P. 225

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). UNDERGROUND CONCENTRATE
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFACE-UNDERGROUND NONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1982 Lipin, Bruce R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1983 Lipin, Bruce R. U.S. Geological Survey

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