Shangani Mine

Producer in Zimbabwe with commodities Nickel, Copper

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Ownership information
Reserves and resources
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10024511
MRDS ID	ISM0234
Record type	Site
Current site name	Shangani Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	29.25137, -19.6636 (WGS84)
Elevation	1500
Relative position	ORE BODY; 10 M

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Comments on the location information

KOLA PENINSULA

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Nickel Critical	Primary
Copper	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
Rock unit name	Sebakwian Group;Bulawayan Group;Bulawayan Group
Rock description	Sebakwian Group;Bulawayan Group;Bulawayan Group

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1)	29.25137, -19.6636	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Regional
Structure description	Base Of Ultramafic Intrusion Or Flow

Comments on the geologic information

; PYTT + PNLD + CLCP; PYRT; MGNT; VOLR; DEPOSIT ASSOCIATED WITH ULTRAMAFIC INTRUSIONS THAT LIE WITHIN LOW-METAMORPHIC VOLCANICS AND SEDIMENTS FRAMED BY GN-NEISSES. THE ORE BODIES, WHICH ADHERE TO THE FOOTWALL OF THE -INTRUSIONS, ARE COMPRISED OF DISSEMINATED SULFIDES IN SERPENTI-NITE, MANY WITH UNDERLYING MASSIVE SULFIDES. WITH INCREASING -DEFORMATION, ORE BRECCIAS GAIN IN IMPORTANCE AND THE MINERALIZ-ATION EXTENDS INTO ADJACENT PHYLLITES. OVER 20 DEPOSITS IN DI-STRICT. NI:CU:CO APPROXIMATELY 50:20:1.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Discovery year	1969
Year of first production	1975

Mining district

District name	Bulawayo

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Shangani Mining Corp., Ltd.
Type Owner

Owner Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Co. Ltd.

Home office Johannesburg, R.S.A.

Type	Operator
Owner	Shangani Mining Corp., Ltd.

Type	Owner
Owner	Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Co. Ltd.
Home office	Johannesburg, R.S.A.

Comments on the production information

UNKNOWN UNKNOWN

Reserves and resources

Type In-situ

Estimate year 1975

Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year

Nickel Ni 0.92 wt-pct Nickel Major 1975
Type In-situ

Estimate year 1979

Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year

Nickel Ni 0.7 wt-pct Nickel Major 1979
Type In-situ

Estimate year 1980

Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year

Nickel Ni 0.79 wt-pct Nickel Major 1980

Comments on development

NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ().

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	ISM0234
USGS	International Strategic Minerals Inventory	ISMI	NI060
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	7960200007
USGS	BGR	BGR	PA00013

Bibliographic references

Deposit

VILJOEN, M.J., BERNASCONI, A., VAN COLLER, N., KINLOCK, E., AND VILJOEN, R.P., 1976, THE GEOLOGY OF THE SHANGANI N-ICKEL DEPOSIT, RHODESIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 71, NO. 1, P. 7-6-95. (G13, RR1)
Deposit

CLUTTEN, J.M., 1980: ANGLO-AMERICAN SERVICE CORP. LTD. (PA1, RR3)
Deposit

SHANGANI MINING CORPORATION, LTD., 1980, ANNUAL REPORT.
Deposit

MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1982, SOUTHERN AFRICA--ZIMBABWE: LONDON, MINING JOURNAL, LTD., P. 429-433. (RR41)
Deposit

ROSS, J.R., AND TRAVIS, B.A., 1981, NICKEL SULFIDE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: ECONOMIC -GEOLOGY, V. 76, NO. 6, P. 1291-1329. (PC1, RR2)
Production

PA1: RF2 PC1: RF5, P. 1326

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

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

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-DEC-1982	Foose, Michael P.	U.S. Geological Survey

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Shangani Mine

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Site location context

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Host and associated rocks

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Economic information about the deposit and operations

Mining district

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Reserves and resources

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Reference information

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