| Deposit ID | 10182958 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7960200019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kamativi Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 27.06828, -18.33012 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1200 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Zimbabwe(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Zimbabwe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Spodumene | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 27.06828, -18.33012 |
|---|
| Thickness | 24M | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 32180M | ||||||||||||||||
| Width | 3200M | ||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1936 |
| District name | Kamativi Tin Fl |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kamativi Tin Mines Ltd |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Billiton Maatschappij N. V. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7960200019 |
DEKUN, 1965, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA: ELSEVIER PUB.
NEW YORK, P. 162.
TOOMBS, R.B., 1962, A SURVEY OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF SOUT
AFRICA: MIN. INF. BUL. MR 58, DEPT. MINES & TECH. SUR.,
MINING INTERNATIONAL YR BOOK, 1973-74, P. 334.
EMJ 1973-74 DIRECTORY OF MINING & MIN., P. 232.
PELLETIER, R.A., 1964, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRA
OXFORD UNIV. PRESS, LONDON, P. 165.
FICK, L.J., 1960, THE GEOLOGY OF THE TIN PEGMATITES AT KAMAT
SOUTHERN RHODESIA: GEOL. EN MYNBOUW, OKTOBER.
PRIEM, H.N.A.,BOELRIJK, HEBEDA, VERDURMEN & VERSCHURE, 1971,
ISOTOPIC DATING IN THE KAMATIVI TIN BELT, SOUTHERN RHOD
GEOL. MIJNBOUW, V.50, P. 619-624
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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