Mine detail: York West Mine

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Location: Zimbabwe, Africa
Lat / long: -19.19695, 30.25135
dep_id: 10024323
mrds_id: ISM0023
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Chromium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
Reporter: Lipin Bruce R
hrock_unit: Hartley Complex
hrock_type: Dunite
Structure: Layered Intrusion
tectonic: Stable Craton
Year first produced: 1953
ylp_ba: >
yr_lst_prd: 1982
References:
  • Deposit:: WORST, B.G., 1960, THE GREAT DYKE OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA: SOUTHERN RHODESIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 47, 234 P. (PA1, PA2, PA8)
  • Deposit:: THOMAS, P., 1982, WRITTEN COMMUN., MAS DATA: DENVER, COLO., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. (RR1, RR8, RR9, RR16)
  • Production:: PA1, PA2, PA8: RF1, P. 230 PC1: RF1, P. 230
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