Dalny

Producer in Zimbabwe with commodities Gold, Copper, Arsenic, Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107389
MRDS ID W032804
Record type Site
Current site name Dalny

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.25134, -18.16368 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Sericitization, Carbonatization, Chloritization

Analytical data

Result THE AVERAGE GRADE OF THE ORE IS 0.2 OZ AU/TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.25134, -18.16368

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chegutu (Hartley) District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Falcon Mines Ltd.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 1207000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 11.6 g/mt Gold Major 1977

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MINE, CONCENTRATOR, SMELTER

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AU IS ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ BODIES. CO2 AND K2O INCREASE AS APPROACH QUARTZ BODIES AND NA2O DECREASES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Gassaway, Judith S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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