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Dalny/Arlandzer/Turk

Producer in Zimbabwe with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183594
MAS/MILS ID 7960150019
Record type Site
Current site name Dalny/Arlandzer/Turk
Alternate or previous names Dalay

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: 29.84715, -18.05262 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) 29.84715, -18.05262
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Date of Last Modification 861215

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Falcon Mines Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Zimbabwe
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1991
    Description Gold Production 34723 Ounces Of Gold.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1080006.17g
  • Year 1992
    Description Gold Production 30759 Ounces Of Gold.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 956711.97g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Indicated 1785mt ore
    Demonstrated 1785mt ore
    Total resources 1785mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 10.6999 g/mt Gold Major 0
    Silver Ag 5.3 g/mt Silver Minor 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ANALYZED IN 1983 AVAILABILITY STUDY AT CAPACITY OF 240,000 MTPY ORE FOR 48,200 OZ AU/YR(2ND LARGEST PRIMARY AU MINE IN ZIMB.) 1988 PROD. ONLY 44,750 OZ AU, EXPECTED TO BE BROUGHT TO NORMAL LEVEL (48,226 OZ) LEVEL FOR 1989. SHOULD UPDATE FOR THE 1992 AU AVAILABILITY STUDY. RESERVE VALUES ARE SAME AS IN OLD 1983 STUDY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 1100M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OTHER OPEN STOPE METHODS
    Percent Waste Rock 25
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 852
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 42.47
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 310
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, P. 26 (JUNE 1993).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALL BULLION SOLD TO ZIMBABWE RESERVE BANK, THEN SENT TO RAND REFINERY LIMITED, IN GERISTON, NEAR JOHANNESBURG, S.A. REFINED AU AND AG RETURNED TO ZIMBABWE RESERVE BANK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1994 Bekkala U.S. Bureau of Mines

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