Mine detail: Shangani Mine

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Location: Zimbabwe, Africa
Lat / long: -19.6636, 29.25137
dep_id: 10024511
mrds_id: ISM0234
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Nickel, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
Reporter: Foose, Michael P.
hrock_unit: Sebakwian Group;Bulawayan Group;Bulawayan Group
hrock_type: Peridotite,Iron Formation,Intermediate Volcanic Rock
Structure: Base Of Ultramafic Intrusion Or Flow
tectonic: African Prec Shield
Year first produced: 1975
disc_yr: 1969
References:
  • 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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