Great Dyke

Prospect in Zimbabwe with commodities Copper, PGE, Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000650
MRDS ID ISM0331
Record type District
Current site name Great Dyke
Alternate or previous names Potato Reef, Musengezi Complex, Hartley Complex, Selukwe Complex, Wedza Complex, Minosa Mine, Zinca Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.25135, -18.99695 (WGS84)
Relative position CENTERED ON GREAT DYKE BETWEEN QUE QUE AND ENKELDOORN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
PGE Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.25135, -18.99695

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description LAYERED MAFIC INTRUSION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1918

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner MIMOSA MINES
    First year 1970
    Last year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner RIO TINTO
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHEKARCHI, E., MORGAN, G., CLARKE, P., AND AMBROSIO, S., 1981, ZIMBABWE: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL PERSPECTIVES, 62 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1978 PAGE, NORMAN J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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