Boss

Producer in Zimbabwe with commodity Asbestos
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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159102
MAS/MILS ID 7960300022
Record type Site
Current site name Boss

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.49306, -20.12189 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED 9 KM S OF MASHABA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.49306, -20.12189

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pangani Asbestos
    Interest 100
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501.SHEET SF36-1.SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE.ANNUAL REVIEW.JUNE 1975.P.423.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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