| Deposit ID | 10158904 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7960300025 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Athens |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 30.52075, -19.29274 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Zimbabwe(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Zimbabwe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Unknown |
| Hauynite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Tremolite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 30.52075, -19.29274 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Attica Mines Ltd (Lonrho) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 1657000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1657000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1657000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 250M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7960300025 |
BLISS, N.W., THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND UMVUMA AND
FELIXBURG, RHOD. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 64, 240 PP, 1962.
TAYLOR, G.H., THE GEOLOGY OF THE ATHENS GOLD-COPPER MINE,
UMVUMA I.M.R. 8TH ANNUAL REPORT, PP 41-45, 1977.
FOSTER, R.P., MANN, A.G., STOWE C.W., AND WILSON, F.J.F.,
ARCHEAN GOLD MINERALIZATION IN ZIMBABWE, PREPRINT OF A
PAPER FOR PUBLICATION IN ORE DEPOSITS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
TO BE PUBLISHED BY GEOL. SOC. OF S.A., 1981.
FOSTER, R.P., GOLD AND SILVER IN ZIMBABWE, INT. OF MIN. RES.
REPT., NO. 38, 1980.
MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS, SALISBURY, ZIMBABWE, NOVEMBER
1981.
BOWEN, D.J., GOLD MINES IN RHODESIA 1890-1980, PP 44-47,
1980.
THE ATHENS MINE: CHAMBER OF MINES JOURNAL, SALISBURY,
DECEMBER, 1979.
BACKGROUND TO ATHENS AND FALCON...COMPLEX OREBODIES AND
DIFFICULT GROUND, CHAMBER OF MINES JOURNAL, SALISBURY,
JANUARY, 1976.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COARSE GOLD IS RECOVERED BY GRAVITY AND MELTED TO BULLION SEPARTELY. FINE GOLD IS TREATED BY CYANIDATION AND RE- COVERED THROUGH THE CARBON-IN-PULP PROCESS. THE TAILINGS ARE TREATED BY FLOTATION TO RECOVER COPPER. THE BULLION IS SOLD TO THE RESERVE BANK; TRANSPORTATION COSTS ARE NEGLIGIBLE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-JAN-1995 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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