How

Producer in Zimbabwe with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134968
MAS/MILS ID 7960000010
Record type Site
Current site name How

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 28.73468, -20.2469 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bravoite Unknown
Hauynite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 28.73468, -20.2469

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 500M
    Width 550M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 MASS SULFIDE
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Date of Last Modification 861204

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1941
Year of first production 1950

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Attica Mines Ltd (Lonrho)
    Interest 100

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Indicated 1257599mt ore
    Demonstrated 1257599mt ore
    Total resources 1257599mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.99 g/mt Gold Major 0
    Silver Ag 0.33 g/mt Silver Minor 0

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 550M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Percent Waste Rock 17
    Percent Recovery 95
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Number of Shafts 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 400
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 38.36
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANNUAL REPORT - LONHRO LTD., 1980.

  • Deposit

    VISIT TO BULAWAYO MINE DISTRICT, CHAMBER OF MINES JOURNAL,

  • Deposit

    1979, PP 26-27.

  • Deposit

    VIEWING, K.A., EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT, INST. OF MIN. AND

  • Deposit

    RESEARCH, 1977, PP 51-55.

  • Deposit

    FOSTER, R.P., GOLD AND SILVER IN ZIMBABWE, PP 1-40.

  • Deposit

    ANHAEUSSER, C.R., THE NATURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ARCHEAN

  • Deposit

    GOLD MINERALIZATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, MIN. SCI. ENG.,

  • Deposit

    V. 8, 1976.

  • Deposit

    FOSTER, R.P. AND OTHERS, ARCHEAN GOLD MINERALIZATION IN

  • Deposit

    ZIMBABWE, PREPRINT FOR GEOL. SOC. OF SOUTH AFRICA - IN

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, 1982, 88 PP.

  • Deposit

    MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS, CENTRAL STATISTICAL OFFICE,

  • Deposit

    SALISBURY, NOV. 1981, 83 PP.

  • Deposit

    GROUP GOLD OUTPUT INCREASES, LOHNRO LTD., MINING JOURNAL,

  • Deposit

    MARCH, 1982, PP 220-221.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BENEFICIATION INVOLVES SIZE REDUCTION AND CYANIDATION. THE BULLION IS SOLD TO THE RESERVE BANK; TRANSPORTATION COSTS ARE NEGLIGIBLE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-DEC-1986 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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