Past Producer

Empress Mine

Zimbabwe
NickelCobaltCopperPalladiumPlatinum
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel
SecondaryCobalt, Copper
TertiaryPalladium, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsChalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1968
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10207823
Alternate namesEmpress, No Alternate Names
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-18.497, 29.45136
References
EALES, H.V. "MINEROLOGY AND PETROLOGYOF THE EMPRESS NICKEL-COPPER DEPOSIT SOUTHERN RHODESIA." TRANSACTIONS OFGEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA. VOL. 67. 1964.PP. 173-201.EMPRESS NICKEL MINING COMPANY LIMITED AND RIO TINTO (RHODE-SIA) LIMITED. ANNUAL REPORTS. 1979.GRIFFITHS K.T. "HYDROULIC SAND FILLING AT EMPRESS NICKELMINE." CHAMBER OF MINES JOURNAL. OCTOBER 1980. PP.28-38INGRAM, D.F.B. "THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORE CHUTE TO SUITLOCAL CONDITIONS ON THE EMPRESS NICKEL MINE."CHAMBER OF MINES JOURNAL. SEPTEMBER 1980. PP.31-34 .PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS. EMPRESS NICKEL MINING COMPANY.SHARPZ, N.W.V. "THE EMPRESS NICKEL-COPPER DEPOSIT,SOUTHERNRHODESIA." PP. 497-508.UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES. MINERALS YEARBOOK. 1966-1976TRANS GEOLOGICAL SOC. SOUTH AFRICA. V. 67 PP.173-201. 1964.MINING JOURNAL. 1972 PP.237MINING MAGAZINE. 1972. P. 81 .MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1971. P. 340.MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1972. P. 340MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1974. P. 352.E/M&J. 1975. INT. DIRECTORY.GEOLOGIC SOC. S. AFRICA, "THE GEOLOGY OF SOME ORE DEPOSITSOF SOUTHERN AFRICA.". P. 497.NICKDATA, INC. NICKEL REFERENCE DATA, 1987.