Selous

Prospect in Zimbabwe with commodity Platinum

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10280387
MAS/MILS ID	7960150059
Record type	Site
Current site name	Selous

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Town
Geographic coordinates:	30.45134, -18.07202 (WGS84)
Elevation	1500
Location accuracy	10(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Platinum	Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1)	30.45134, -18.07202	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Underground
Development status	Prospect
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Comments on exploration

ACCORDING TO 1974 ANNUAL REPORT, DRILLING WAS COMPLETED AND APPLICATION MADE FOR MINING TITLE.

Mining district

District name	Great Dyke

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Rio Tinto (Rhodesia) Ltd.

Year 1974

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	7960150059

Bibliographic references

Deposit

WORLD MINING, AUG.1974.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	NOT SURE OF LOCATION, THIS IS THE AREA TO THE SOUTH OF SELOUS. THE DELTA-BHP HARTLEY PT PROJECT IS JUST TO THE NORTH OF THIS AREA. MILS LAT/LONG IS OF THE TOWN OF SELOUS, SAME AS FOR THE HARTLEY PT PROJECT.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	10-JUL-96	Boyle, Ed	U.S. Bureau of Mines