Old Nic

Producer in Zimbabwe with commodity Gold
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  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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134896
MAS/MILS ID 7960200039
Record type Site
Current site name Old Nic

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.63608, -20.1822 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.63608, -20.1822

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Unspecified

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Olympus Gold Mines Ltd. (Falcon Mines)
    Interest 100
    Home office Zimbabwe
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • ORE CAPACITY OF 20,000-25,000 MTPY. PRODUCED 7,716 OZ AU IN 1984, 6,558 OZ AU IN 1988 AND EXPECTED BACK TO 7,716 OZ/YR BY 1993. VERY SMALL PRODUCER. WAS NOT ANALYZED IN THE 1983 AVAILABILITY STUDY--WILL NOT BE ANALYZED FOR THE 1992 AU AVAILABILITY STUDY.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-AUG-1996 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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