Mine detail: Shangani

Previously called 'Damba Mine'

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Location: Zimbabwe, Africa
Lat / long: -19.6636, 29.25137
dep_id: 10079580
mrds_id: W029613
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Nickel
Minor mineral: Copper, Platinum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
gangue: Serpentine
orebody_fm: POD,LENS
model: 11: Komatiitic Ni-Cu
Reporter: Saam, Henning G., Orris, Greta J.
hrock_unit: Sebakwian Group;Bulawayan
hrock_type: Peridotite
Structure: Archaean Greenstone Belt
tectonic: African Precambrian Shield
Year first produced: 1975
disc_yr: 1969
References:
  • 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
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