Madziwa Mine

Past Producer in Zimbabwe with commodities Copper, Nickel
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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304990
MAS/MILS ID 7960100010
Record type Site
Current site name Madziwa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 31.66132, -16.99707 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pentlandite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 31.66132, -16.99707

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Secondary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 820622

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1968

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Trojan Nickel Mine Ltd.
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1972 P340

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1971 P340

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1970 P333

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1968 P293

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL 1972 P237

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE 1972 P81

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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