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Maeve Kop Undev.Res. On Holdings

Plant in Zimbabwe with commodities Beryllium, Lithium
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  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. Reserves and resources
  9. Workings at the site
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231950
MAS/MILS ID 7960300002
Record type Site
Current site name Maeve Kop Undev.Res. On Holdings
Alternate or previous names Al Hayat, Bikita, Ledingham Hill As Above

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 31.43464, -19.94689 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Lithium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 31.43464, -19.94689
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1909
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1950
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Milling method Heavy Media

Comments on the production information

  • NO RECENT INFORMATION ON PRODUCTION TONNAGES IS AVAILABLE.
  • 1990 PRODUCTION WQS ESTIMATED AT 15,000 MT OF MINERALS COMPARED TO A STATED CAPACITY OF 30,000-40,000 MT.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Inferred 1600000mt ore
    Total resources 1600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lithium LiO2 4 wt-pct Lithium Major 1988

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCE ESTIMATE DEVELOP FROM INDUSTRIAL MINERALS 6/88.
  • INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JUNE 1988, STATES MORE THAN 32 YEARS OF RESERVES REMAIN.
  • OTHER NAME:AL HAYAT PEGMATITES. PRODUCED ABOUT 25,000 MT OF CONCENTRATE. INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY MEDIA SEPARATOR INCREASED EFFICIENCY AND RESERVES IN 1988. SO PETALITE STILL PRODUCED.
  • GRADES IN TERMS OF LI20

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 30
    Capacity 167
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO PITS, BIKITA AND AL HAYAT.

Comments on other economic factors

  • ORE IS PROCESSED SEVERAL WAYS. REPROCESSED ORE IS TREATED BY DENSE MEDIA SEPARATION, LIGHTS ARE GROUND TO POWDER (PETALITE) IN 1987 A DMS SEPERATOR WAS INSTALLED AT THE RATE OF 10TPH. UNIT TREATS A LARGE STOCKPILE OF FORMER REJECT MATERIAL DERIVED FROM HAND SORTING. PLANT ALSO TREATS RUN OF MINE ORE. TWO PRODUCTS ARE PRODUCED ;PETALITE, THE GREATER PERCENTAGE AND SPODUMENE. PETALITE IS SENT TO A DRY GRINDING PLANT TO PRODUCE POWDER. PETALITE IS THE FLOAT PRODUCT FROM THE DMS. THE SPOD.WILL BE TREATEDFURTHER FOR CONCENTRTION BY FLOTATION SOME TIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. CUSTOM PRODUCTS OF AMBLYGONITE AND POLLUCITE ARE PRODUCED UPON REQUEST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    DEVELOPED IN PART FROM ABOVE.

  • Reserve-Resource

    FROM ABOVE.

  • Reserve-Resource

    DEVELOPED FROM 6/88 INDUSTRIAL MINERALS

  • Workings

    PROPRIETARY PAH STUDY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-APR-1995 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

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