Selukwe

Prospect in Zimbabwe with commodity Platinum
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097107
MRDS ID M046355
Record type Site
Current site name Selukwe

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 29.8732, -18.99706 (WGS84)
Relative position BETWEEN GWELO AND FORT VICTORIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Comments on the location information

  • EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EARLIEST DISCOVERY OF PT IN RHODESIA (1914)

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 29.8732, -18.99706

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: COBALT - NICKEL BEARING CHROMITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Selukwe District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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