| Deposit ID | 10280821 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7960300023 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Renco |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 31.17495, -20.62606 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 800 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Zimbabwe(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Zimbabwe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 31.17495, -20.62606 |
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| Strike | N45E | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 30N | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 1.5M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 600M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 260M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 180M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rio Tinto Zimbabwe Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Kg Silver In 1981 7 Kg | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Kg Gold In 1981 186 Kg | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Description | Total Mt Ore In 1981 18779 Mt |
| Year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Gold Production 48805 Ounces Of Gold. | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Gold Production 44754 Ounces Of Gold. | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 3538000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 3538000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3538000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 360000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 360000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 360000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7960300023 |
QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, P. 25 (JUNE 1993).
AME MINERAL ECONOMICS, P. 34 (1993).
FOSTER, R.P., MANN, A.G., MILLER, R.G., AND SMITH, P.J.R.,
1979, GENESIS OF GOLD MINERALIZATION IN THE GATOOMA AREA,
RHODESIA, PP 23-33 IN ANHAEUSSER, C.R., FOSTER R.P., AND
STRATTEN, T., ED: GEOL. SOC. S. AFRICA, SPEC. PUBL. NO. 5.
ODELL, J., 1975, EXPLANATION OF THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE
COUNTRY AROUND BANGALA DAM, RHODESIA, GEOL. SURV. SHORT
REPORT NO. 42, 45 PP, 1975.
MINING IN ZIMBABWE, 1981, PUBL. BY THOMSON'S PUBLICATION,
SALISBURY, ZIMBABWE, PP 14-17.
FOSTER, R.P., GOLD AND SILVER IN ZIMBABWE, INST. OF MINING
RESEARCH, REPORT NO. 38, 1980.
RIO TINTO MINING (ZIMBABWE) LTD., ANNUAL REPORT, 1980.
RIO TINTO MINING (ZIMBABWE) LTD., ANNUAL REPORT, 1981.
MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS, NOVEMBER, 1981, SALISBURY,
ZIMBABWE.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MILL CRUSHES AND GRINDS ORE. THEN THE PULP IS SENT TO THE TANKS, WHERE THE CARBON IN PULP PROCESS IS UTILIZED. SLURRY (CONTAINING LIME AND CYANIDE) IS PUMPED TO PLANT WHERE THE CONCENTRATE IS PUMPED OVER CARBON CHIPS. GOLD IS ABSORBED BY THE CHIPS WHICH ARE THEN TREATED IN ELUTION COLUMNS WHERE THE GOLD IS STRIPPED. THE GOLD SOLUTION IS THEN ELECTROWON AND GOLD SCRAPED FROM ELECTRODES MELTED AND FORMED INTO BARS (95% AU, 4% AG AND 1% OTHER METALS). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-JAN-1995 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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