Aries Mine

Past Producer in Central, Zambia with commodity Beryllium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256329
MAS/MILS ID 7940100009
Record type Site
Current site name Aries Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 29.28132, -13.39734 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Central(province)

Zambia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Zambia Central

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Unknown
Microcline Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 29.28132, -13.39734

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1950

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV NORTHERN RHODESIA BULL #3 P143

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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