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Hwange colliery, Hwange, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hwange colliery | Colliery |
| Hwange | - not defined - |
| Hwange District | District |
| Matabeleland North | Province |
| Zimbabwe | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 23' 52'' South , 26° 28' 27'' East
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Zimbabwe's biggest coal mine with a maximum output of 5 million tons per year. In recent years output has dropped to 2 million tons per year. A major by-product was pyrite which is found disseminated in coal seams of Karoo age. Total pyrite production was 91,000 tons.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
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Hwange colliery, Hwange, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe