Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper
SecondaryCobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model13: Synorogenic-synvolcanic Ni-Cu
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlArchaean Greenstone Belt
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Polydymite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueChlorite
Geology
Host rockUltramafic Intrusive Rock · Madziwa Complex;
StructureArchaean Greenstone Belt, Mafic Andultramafic Rocks In Cratonic Environment
Tectonic settingPrecambrian Greenstone Belt
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1967
Discovery year1958
Identification
Deposit ID10079577
MRDS IDW029609
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-17.03041, 31.45132
References
H.D.PETERS: NICKEL,1975TAUPITZ K.CH.: DER BERGBAU RHODESIENSMINING IN RHODESIA (1968)DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- NICKEL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.ISMI