Mine detail: Shangani Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -19.6636, 29.25137

Resource(M)

Primary: Nickel, Copper
Discovery year: 1969

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1975

Geology

Host rock:Sebakwian Group;Bulawayan Group;Bulawayan Group
Host type:Peridotite,Iron Formation,Intermediate Volcanic Rock
Structure:Base Of Ultramafic Intrusion Or Flow
Tectonic:African Prec Shield

References

MRDSISM0234
DEP10024511
Reference{Deposit:: VILJOEN, M.J., BERNASCONI, A., VAN COLLER, N., KINLOCK, E., AND VILJOEN, R.P., 1976, THE GEOLOGY OF THE SHANGANI N-ICKEL DEPOSIT, RHODESIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 71, NO. 1, P. 7-6-95. (G13, RR1)}{Deposit:: CLUTTEN, J.M., 1980: ANGLO-AMERICAN SERVICE CORP. LTD. (PA1, RR3)}{Deposit:: SHANGANI MINING CORPORATION, LTD., 1980, ANNUAL REPORT.}{Deposit:: MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1982, SOUTHERN AFRICA--ZIMBABWE: LONDON, MINING JOURNAL, LTD., P. 429-433. (RR41)}{Deposit:: ROSS, J.R., AND TRAVIS, B.A., 1981, NICKEL SULFIDE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: ECONOMIC -GEOLOGY, V. 76, NO. 6, P. 1291-1329. (PC1, RR2)}{Production:: PA1: RF2 PC1: RF5, P. 1326}
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