Gwai River Mine

Unknown in Zimbabwe with commodity 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. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134710
MAS/MILS ID 7960200006
Record type Site
Current site name Gwai River Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 25.3014, -18.59702 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 25.3014, -18.59702

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1970

Mining district

District name Wankie

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Messina (Transvaal) Development Co
    Interest 81
  • Type Operator
    Owner Gwai River Mines Ltd.
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Unit Production Cost 5
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1970 P 331

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1971 P 340

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE VOL 124 NO 4 P 263

  • Deposit

    1972-73 MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK P 395

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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