| Deposit ID | 10280168 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7960050003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Redwing/Oldwest |
| Alternate or previous names | Oldwest/Redwing |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 32.67632, -18.88585 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Manicaland(province)
Zimbabwe(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | Manicaland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bravoite | Unknown |
| Chloritoid | Unknown |
| Hauynite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 32.67632, -18.88585 |
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| Thickness | 4M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1899 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Independence Mining Ltd. (Lonrho) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 1339999mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1339999mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1339999mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 131M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7960050003 |
1981-1982 WORLD MINES REGISTER.
BOWEN, J.D., 1980, GOLD MINES OF RHODESIA, 1890-1980, PUBL.
BY THOMSON NEWSPAPERS, RHODESIA (PVT) LTD., PP 78-82.
MINING JOURNAL, JUNE 20, 1980, ZIMBABWE - THE MINING SCENE.
LONRHO LTD., 1980 ANNUAL REPORT.
FOSTER, R.P., 1980, GOLD AND SILVER IN ZIMBABWE, INST. OF
MIN. RES., U. OF ZIMBABWE, REPT. NO. 38, 1980.
FOSTER, R.P., MANN, A.G., STOWE, C.W., AND WILSON, J.F.,
ARCHEAN GOLD MINERALIZATION: PREPRINT FOR GEOL. SOC. OF
S.A. - ORE DEPOSITS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, 1982, 88 PP.
HARRISON, N.M., 1979, THE GEOLOGY OF THE REDWING GOLD MINE,
PENHALONGA, UMTALI DISTRICT, RHODESIA, SPEC. PUBL., GEOL.
SOC. S.A., NO. 5, PP 55-60, 1979.
PHAUP, A.E., 1973, THE GEOLOGY OF THE UMTALI GOLD BELT,
RHOD. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 32, PP 132-135.
THE PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING MINES OF ZIMBABWE - MAP,
GOVERNMENT PRINTER, SALISBURY, 1978.
MINING IN ZIMBABWE 1981, THE BIG THREE, PUBL. BY THOMSON
PUBL. ZIMBABWE LTD., 1981, 92 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BENEFICIATION IS BY GRAVITY; COARSE GOLD IS RECOVERED DIRECTLY AND THE FINE GOLD IS TREATED BY CYANIDATION. THE PRODUCTS ARE COMBINED FOR MELTING INTO BULLION. THE BULLION IS SOLD TO THE RESERVE BANK SO SHIPPING COSTS ARE INSIGNIFICANT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-OCT-1992 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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