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Makwiro Platinum Field

Producer in Zimbabwe with commodities Platinum, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106900
MRDS ID M046357
Record type Site
Current site name Makwiro Platinum Field

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.42995, -17.96091 (WGS84)
Relative position 18 MI. W - SW NORTON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.42995, -17.96091
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form SHEET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Makwiro Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERTIE, 1969, ECON. GEOL. PT METALS: USGS PROF. PAPER 630, P. 49

  • Deposit

    WORST, 1960, THE GREAT DYKE OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA: SOUTHERN RHODESIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 47, P. 125

  • Deposit

    WAGNER, 1929, PT DEPOSITS AND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA: STRUIK (PTY) LTD., CAPETOWN 1973, P. 251 - 252

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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