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Rutala 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 10024319
MRDS ID ISM0019
Record type Site
Current site name Rutala Mine
Alternate or previous names Rutala Mines Ltd.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.45134, -18.397 (WGS84)
Elevation 1370
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

  • 10 KM N OF WHERE UMSWESWE RIVER CROSSES THE GREAT DYKE; HARTLEY-NGEZI DAM RD. PASSES 3 KM FROM MINE
  • LAT AND LONG FOR VILLAGE OF MIHALICCIK; NW OF CENTRAL ANATOLE

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) 30.45134, -18.397
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Layered Intrusion

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR FAULTS; GRABEN FORMATION; ARCH; SR/SR: 2532 +/- 89 MA; CRMT + FRSR + ENST/BRNZ + FE OXIDES; SRPN + CRSL

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 Rutala Mines (Pvt.) Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1957
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^50.44% Cr203
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cr2O3 Ore Chromium Chromium 50wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • UNKNOWN PC2: CONCENTRATE PRODUCED SINCE INSTALLATION OF MILL IN 1948
  • UNKNOWN UNKNOWN1,500 MT OF ORE YIELDS 1,100 MT OF CONCENTRATES; MINING IN SEAMS 1 AND 2

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 46 wt-pct Chromium Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 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.
  • RR1: DEMONSTRATED RESOURCES; MODIFIED ESTIMATE BASED ON CONTRACTOR-SUPPLIED DATA.
  • RR9: IDENTIFIED RESOURCES; CALCULATION INCLUDES ALL MINERALIZED SEAMS TO DEPTH OF 1000 M ON INCLINE.

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). CR/FE=3:1; KAVAK MADEN IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PRIVATELY-OWNED CHROMIUM DEPOSITS IN TURKEY. THREE ORE GRADES HAVE BEEN DISTINGUISHED INTHE KAVAK MINING AREA - 46%, 38%, AND 28%, CR203; 24 REPORTED CHROMIUM DEPOSITS IN ERZINCAN-TERCAN MINING DISTRICT.
  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ().

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    THOMAS, P., 1982, WRITTEN COMMUN., MAS DATA: DENVER, COLO., U.S.BUREAU OF MINES. (RR1, RR8, RR9, RR15)

  • Production

    PA1, PA2, PA8: RF1, P. 223

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.).
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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1982 Lipin, Bruce R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1983 Lip0in, Bruce R. U.S. Geological Survey

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