Producer

Shangani Mine

Zimbabwe
NickelCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Geology
Host rockPeridotite,Iron Formation,Intermediate Volcanic Rock · Sebakwian Group;Bulawayan Group;Bulawayan Group
StructureBase Of Ultramafic Intrusion Or Flow
Tectonic settingAfrican Prec Shield
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1975
Discovery year1969
Identification
Deposit ID10024511
MRDS IDISM0234
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-19.6636, 29.25137
References
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)CLUTTEN, J.M., 1980: ANGLO-AMERICAN SERVICE CORP. LTD. (PA1, RR3)SHANGANI MINING CORPORATION, LTD., 1980, ANNUAL REPORT.MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1982, SOUTHERN AFRICA--ZIMBABWE: LONDON, MINING JOURNAL, LTD., P. 429-433. (RR41)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)PA1: RF2 PC1: RF5, P. 1326