Mine detail: Shangani

Previously called 'Damba Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

-19.6636, 29.25137

Resource(M)

Primary:	Nickel
Secondary:	Copper, Platinum
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Gangue:	Serpentine
Orebody form:	POD,LENS
Discovery year:	1969

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Sebakwian Group;Bulawayan
Host type:	Peridotite
Structure:	Archaean Greenstone Belt
Tectonic:	African Precambrian Shield

References

MRDS	W029613
DEP	10079580
Reference	{Deposit:: PETERS H.D.:NICKEL,1975}{Deposit:: E/M.J.(1975) P. 264}{Deposit:: W.M. 12.75}{Deposit:: DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- NICKEL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.}{Other Database:: ISMI}
Reporter	Saam, Henning G., Orris, Greta J.