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Erin Mine, Golden Valley, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwei
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Erin MineMine
Golden Valley- not defined -
Mashonaland West Province- not defined -
ZimbabweCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 13' 26'' South , 29° 48' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-18.22413,29.80192
GeoHash:
G#: ksv0q4mhe
GRN:
S13E20
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kadoma79,174 (2012)17.0km
Chakari6,472 (2012)20.3km
Chegutu47,294 (2012)37.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
10975
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10975:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


[May be different mine]

A gold property that is (used to be?) owned by Rio Tinto Zimbabwe (which split off from its parent company, Rio Tinto, in 2004 to become RioZim).

Auriferous, pyritic, quartz-carbonate emplacement in andesites with embedded arkoses. A shear zone with pay shoots continuing to the surface from more than 120 meters deep. The host rock is greenschist facies andesite of Bulawayan (Archean) age. Genesis of orebody due to shearing and dilation.

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12 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Duguid, Keith B. (1985) The assessment of grade and gold distribution at Erin Gold Mine. The Chamber of Mines Journal: 27(3): 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27.
Mining Annual Review(1985):427
www.riozim.co.zw (n.d.) https://www.riozim.co.zw/
miningzimbabwe.com (n.d.) https://miningzimbabwe.com/from-riotinto-to-riozim-the-power-of-self-sufficiency/
Ignatov, PA; Ivanov, AA; Malyutin, SA; Popov, EM (2024) Дуговые разломы золоторудного поля Голден Вэлли зеленокаменного пояса Мидлендс (Зимбабве) и их роль в локализации оруденения [Arc-shaped faults of the Golden Valley gold field of the Midlands greenstone belt in Zimbabwe and their role in localization of the ore mineralization]. Ores and Metals 3, 47-57
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