| Deposit ID | 10183057 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7960100045 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shamva |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 31.57772, -17.33036 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Zimbabwe(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Zimbabwe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hauynite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 31.57772, -17.33036 |
|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Year of first production | 1914 |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Attica Mines Ltd (Lonrho) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 1467999mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1467999mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1467999mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 180M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7960100045 |
FOSTER, R.P., MANN, A.G., STOWE, C.W., AND WILSON, J.F.,
ARCHEAN GOLD MINERALIZATION IN ZIMBABWE, PREPRINT IN "ORE
DEPOSITS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA" TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE GEOL.
SOC. OF S. AFRICA, 1982.
FOSTER, R.P., THE DISTRIBUTION OF GOLD IN ARCHEAN VOLCANIC
ROCKS, 12TH ANN. REPORT INST. MIN. RES. UNIV., ZIMBABWE,
1981.
FOSTER, R.P., GOLD AND SILVER IN ZIMBABWE, INST. OF MINING
RES., REPORT NO. 38, 1980.
STIDOLPH, P.A., THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND SHAMVA,
BULL. RHOD. GEOL. SURV., 249 PP, 1977.
STIDOLPH, P.A., THE DISTRIBUTION OF GOLD IN THE SHAMVA
GREENSTONE BELT, GEOL. SOC. S. AFRICA SPEC. PUBL. 5,
PP 49-54, 1979.
MINING IN ZIMBABWE, PUBL. BY THOMSON PUBL., SALISBURY,
ZIMBABWE, 1981.
WORLD MINING, HOW GRADE CONTROL AT SHAMVA DEALS WITH ERRATIC
OREBODY, PP 60-61, MAY, 1981.
LONRHO, 1980 ANNUAL REPORT.
BOWEN, D.J., GOLD MINES OF RHODESIA 1890-1980, THOMSON
PUBL., SALISBURY, ZIMBABWE.
THE PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING MINES OF ZIMBABWE, MAP, GOVERN-
MENT PRINTER, SALISBURY, 1978.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BENEFICIATION IS BY GRAVITY FOLLOWED BY CYANIDATION THE COARSE GOLD IS RECOVERED DIRECTLY AND THE FINE GOLD IS TREATED BY CYANIDATION AND COMBINED WITH THE COARSE CONCEN- TRATE BEFORE SMELTING TO BULLION. THE BULLION IS SOLD TO THE RESERVE BANK SO TRANSPORTATION COSTS ARE INSIGNIFICANT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-OCT-1992 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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