Perseveranca, Rhodesia

Past Producer in Zimbabwe 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079579
MRDS ID W029611
Record type Site
Current site name Perseveranca, Rhodesia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.16801, -18.08035 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR CHAKARI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.16801, -18.08035

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1972

Mining district

District name Gatooma District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Empress Nickel Mining Co. Ltd.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Rio Tinto Rhodesia Ltd.

Comments on the production information

  • CONCENTRATE IS TREATED IN THE SMELTER OF THE ASSOCIATED EMPRESS NICKEL MINING CO. LTD. AT THE EMPRESS SMELTER.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1 wt-pct Nickel Major 1972
    Copper Cu 0.4 wt-pct Copper Minor 1972

Comments on the workings information

  • REOPENING

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 330 RH.$

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    H.D. PETERS,NICKEL,1975

  • Deposit

    E/M.J. (1975) P. 263

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE AND CONCENTRATOR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1977 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.