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R.H.A. tungsten mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| R.H.A. tungsten mine | Mine |
| Hwange District | District |
| Matabeleland North | Province |
| Zimbabwe | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 30' 39'' South , 26° 37' 55'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hwange | 33,210 (2014) | 21.5km |
| Dete | 2,993 (2013) | 27.3km |
| Kamativi Mine | 1,575 (2012) | 49.8km |
A relatively small but very high-grade tungsten occurrence/mine situated in the Zambezi Mobile Belt.
The main tungsten ore mineral is ferberite followed by scheelite. The area was first pegged in 1890; early production came from alluvial/eluvial ferberite sources. Later an underground mine was developed following several +/- parallel quartz vein systems with coarse ferberite crystals hosted in tourmalinized and silicified garnet mica schists of the Tshontanda Formation.
Some lodes were also mined in open pit operations. Almost generally, the quartz-wolframite veins and the surrounding host rock are quite rich in copper-bearing sulphides and carbonates. Locally tourmaline mica greisens have developed. Total production between 1931 and 1979 was in the range of 1,248 tons of wolframite concentrate at 65% WO3. The mine is currently (2014) being re-developed and new high-grade vein systems have been discovered.
Update 2015: The mine went into production in June 2015. The newly developed open cast mine will be in production for approximately 18 months. Parallel to that the old underground mine is re-developed. Life of mine is expected to be in the range of >7 years.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
16 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS References: |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O References: |
| ⓘ Cuprotungstite Formula: Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Ferberite Formula: FeWO4 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite Formula: ◻2W2O6(H2O) References: |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Ferberite | 4.DB.30 | FeWO4 |
| ⓘ | Hydrokenoelsmoreite | 4.DH.15 | ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ | Cuprotungstite | 7.GB.15 | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Cuprotungstite | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite | ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Cuprotungstite | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite | ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprotungstite | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Cuprotungstite | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
| W | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite | ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
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R.H.A. tungsten mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe