| Deposit ID | 10134968 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7960000010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | How |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 28.73468, -20.2469 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Zimbabwe(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Zimbabwe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bravoite | Unknown |
| Hauynite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 28.73468, -20.2469 |
|---|
| Length | 500M | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 550M | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1941 |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Attica Mines Ltd (Lonrho) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 1257599mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1257599mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1257599mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall depth | 550M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7960000010 |
ANNUAL REPORT - LONHRO LTD., 1980.
VISIT TO BULAWAYO MINE DISTRICT, CHAMBER OF MINES JOURNAL,
1979, PP 26-27.
VIEWING, K.A., EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT, INST. OF MIN. AND
RESEARCH, 1977, PP 51-55.
FOSTER, R.P., GOLD AND SILVER IN ZIMBABWE, PP 1-40.
ANHAEUSSER, C.R., THE NATURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ARCHEAN
GOLD MINERALIZATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, MIN. SCI. ENG.,
V. 8, 1976.
FOSTER, R.P. AND OTHERS, ARCHEAN GOLD MINERALIZATION IN
ZIMBABWE, PREPRINT FOR GEOL. SOC. OF SOUTH AFRICA - IN
DEPOSITS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, 1982, 88 PP.
MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS, CENTRAL STATISTICAL OFFICE,
SALISBURY, NOV. 1981, 83 PP.
GROUP GOLD OUTPUT INCREASES, LOHNRO LTD., MINING JOURNAL,
MARCH, 1982, PP 220-221.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BENEFICIATION INVOLVES SIZE REDUCTION AND CYANIDATION. THE BULLION IS SOLD TO THE RESERVE BANK; TRANSPORTATION COSTS ARE NEGLIGIBLE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-DEC-1986 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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