Economic information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
| Operation type |
Processing Plant |
| Development status |
Plant |
| Commodity type |
Metallic |
| Significant |
Yes |
| Plant type |
Smelter |
Ownership information
| Type |
Operator |
| Owner |
Falconbridge Ltd. - Bcl |
| Home office |
Botswana |
| Year |
1991 |
| Type |
Owner |
| Owner |
Botswana Roan Selection Trust |
| Interest |
85 |
| Home office |
Botswana |
| Year |
1991 |
| Type |
Owner |
| Owner |
Botswana Government |
| Interest |
15 |
| Home office |
Botswana |
| Year |
1991 |
Comments on the ownership information
- BOTSWANA ROAN SELECTION TRUST IS OWNS 85 PCT OF FALCONBRIDGE- BCL.
Production statistics
| Year |
1990 |
| Description |
Nickel 17880 Mt Con'Td Nickel |
| Importance |
Item |
Commodity |
Group |
Amount recovered |
Grade |
Recovery percentage |
| Major |
|
Nickel |
Nickel |
17,880mt
|
|
|
|
| Year |
1990 |
| Description |
Copper 19560 Mt Contained Coper |
| Importance |
Item |
Commodity |
Group |
Amount recovered |
Grade |
Recovery percentage |
| Major |
|
Copper |
Copper |
19,560mt
|
|
|
|
| Year |
1990 |
| Description |
Cobalt 206 Mt Contained Cobalt |
| Importance |
Item |
Commodity |
Group |
Amount recovered |
Grade |
Recovery percentage |
| Minor |
|
Cobalt |
Cobalt |
206mt
|
|
|
|
Comments on the reserve resource information
- TREATS SELEBI-PICKWE ORE AND SENDS TO EITHER NORWAY OR EIFFEL FLATS ZIMBABWE. CAPACITY IS 53,761 MT OF MATTE GRADING 36% NI SOME PGM CONTAINED IN MATTE.
Comments on other economic factors
- SELEBI PRODUCES TWO PRODUCTS. 75 PCT OF PRODUCTION ORIGINATING FROM 3.15 NI FEED, 3.5 PCT CU AND .025 CO PRODUCES A 36 PCT NI MATTE. THIS IS SHIPPED TO FALCOS, NORWAY REFINERY. THE BALANCE OF PRODUCTION ORIGINATES FORM 2.75 PCT NI FEED, 2.9 CU AND.02 CO. THIS PRODUCES A 38 PCT NI, 39 PCT CU AND .3 PCT CO. THIS MATTE IS SHIPPED TO THE EMPRESS IN ZIMBABWE.
