| Deposit ID | 10304518 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7960050006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Railway Block |
| Alternate or previous names | The Railway Block West |
| Geographic coordinates: | 29.99026, -19.65522 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1400 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Manicaland(province)
Zimbabwe(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | Manicaland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| (1) | 29.99026, -19.65522 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zimbabwe Mining And Smelting Co. (Zimasco) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Zimbabwe |
| Year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7960050006 |
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ECONOMIC GEOLOGY MONOGRAPH VOL. 4. PP. 154-186.
COTTERILL, P. "THE SELUKWE SCHIST BELT AND ITS CHROMITITE
DEPOSITS." GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA. VOL. 5.
1979. PP. 229-245.
STOWE, CLIVE W. "ALPINE-TYPE STRUCTURES IN THE RHODESIAN
BASEMENT COMPLEX AT SELUKWE." JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL
SOCIETY. LONDON. VOL. 130. 1974. PP. 411-425.
STOWE, C.W. "THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY SOUTH AND WEST OF
SELUKWE." RHODESIA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 59.
SALISBURY. 1968. PP. 178-180.
TINDALE, R. AND M.A. BISCOE. "THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTY
AROUND GWELO." SOUTHERN RHODESIA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
BULLETIN NO. 39. 1949. PP. 120-137.
WILSON, N.H. "NOTES ON THE MINING INDUSTRY OF SOUTHERN
RHODESIA." GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA.
PP. 55-59.
WORST, B.G. "THE GREAT DYKE OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA." SOUTHERN
RHODESIA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 47. 1960.
PP. 82-106, 186-231.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 50% OF THE PRODUCT GOES TO HEAVY MEDIA MILLING AND 50% GOES THROUGH A HANDSORTING PROCESS.THE RECOVERY FOR THE HEAVY MEDIA PROCESS IS 85% ;THE HANDSORT RECOVERY IS 100. GRIZZLIES SEPARATE MUCH OF THE ORE AT 150 MILLIMETERS. THE OREBODY IS A PODIFORM TYPE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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