 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Nickeliferous Archean Madziwa Igneous Complex, Northern Zimbabwe: Petrological Evolution, Magmatic Architecture... am bia 30Ā°E 32Ā°E 100 km Fig.2 Eo M P Zimbabwe craton E Harare Mr Mutare 19Ā°S Bulawayo ...Introduction The Madziwa Igneous Complex in northern Zimbabwe comprises a regional group of nickeliferous, mafic-ultramafic...principal causal role in sulfide segregation at Madziwa mine and the camp was later cited as a type-example of...light of investigations carried out before final mine closure (including detailed mapping, walk-over surveys |  | | Journal (issue) | | Geological Society of Zimbabwe Newsletter February, 2009 Geological Society of Zimbabwe G Z S Newsletter...across the Perseverance Nickel Belt, Chakari ā Mike Kellow THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ZIMBABWE, P.O. BOX...1719, CAUSEWAY, HARARE Geological Society of Zimbabwe Newsletter February, 2009 Contents EDITORIAL... 4 The Indigenisation of the Mining Sector in Zimbabwe, A Reality Check and Practical Perspective .ā¦ā¦...9 Open Pit Operations and Grade Control at Ngezi Mine ...ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦.. 9 Use of a Niton XRF instrument |  | Pierre, Samuel, JĆ©brak, Michel, Faure, StĆ©phane, Roy, Gilles (2016) Depositional Setting and Structural Evolution of the Archean Perseverance Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposit, Matagami Mining District, Quebec, Canada. Economic Geology, 111 (7) 1575-1594 doi:10.2113/econgeo.111.7.1575 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Archean Perseverance Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposit, Matagami Mining District, Quebec, Canada...Saint-Laurent, QuĆ©bec H4S 1Z6, Canada Abstract The Perseverance volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit (5.1 Mt... 1.24% Cu, 29.4 g/t Ag, 0.4 g/t Au), Matagami district, Abitibi greenstone belt, consists of four pipelike...that massive sulfide formation was active at Perseverance while tuffaceous sedimentation was ongoing on...massive sulfide (VMS) deposits of the Matagami district (Quebec, Canada) are often quoted as a classic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Rockyās Reward (15.9 Mt) and Perseverance (50.7 Mt) deposits. The mine stratigraphy trends north-nor...north-northwestāsouth-southeast, dips moderately (30Ā°ā80Ā°) to the west, is overturned, and metamorphosed to middleamphibolite...550ĀŗC, 3 kbars). Stratigraphic footwall units to the west of the nickel-bearing komatiite include ca. 2720...spinifex-textured komatiite units exposed in the mine area. Exhalative pyrite-rich pelitic units and thin...several subparallel axial planar foliations. East-west shortening resulted in the folding of the composite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (formerly Selukwe) massive chromitite deposits of Zimbabwe (Cotterill, 1969, 1979), where chromitite seams...mode of occurrence of chromite and Cr-bearing, magnetite-rich spinel is within massive FeāNi sulphides...translucent appearance in transmitted light, rimmed by magnetite (black) interstitial to partially serpentinized...log units above or below the quartzāfayaliteāmagnetite (QFM) buffer. Dashed lines are extrapolated curves...flow sequences with spinifex textures, as at Perseverance and Mt Keith (Barnes et al., 1988b; Hill et |  | | Journal (issue) | | Geological Society of Zimbabwe G S Z Newsletter October 2016 No. 3 of 3 of 2016 Mesas and Buttes...Society of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box CY 1719, Causeway, Harare Geological Society of Zimbabwe Newsletter ...in the Musengezi Subchamber of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe ... A brief overview of a field trip to the Pongola...17 20 NEWS Geology Department, University of Zimbabwe ā Maideyi Meck ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ The Professor Tom Blenkinsop...Blenkinsop UZ Geology Field Trip Fund ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦. Zimbabwe School of Mines News to the Geological Society ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ |  | Lambert, D. D., Foster, J. G., Frick, L. R., Hoatson, D. M., Purvis, A. C. (1998) Application of the ReāOs isotopic system to the study of Precambrian magmatic sulfide deposits of Western Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 45 (2) 265-284 doi:10.1080/08120099808728386 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | some disseminated ore samples from the 2.7 Ga Perseverance deposit (Yilgarn Craton). We attribute this...Kambalda as well as olivine-sulfide cumulates from Perseverance and Mt Keith yield a magmatic Re-Os isochron...by which the Archaean komatiites at Kambalda, Perseverance and Mt Keith achieved sulfide saturation. However...sulfide deposits such as those at Kambaida, Perseverance and Mt Keith (Western Australia) and Alexo,...komatiite-hosted nickel sulfide deposits at Kambalda, Perseverance, Mt Keith and Ruth Well; the Munni Munni Complex; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | amphibolite facies is typically extensively replaced by magnetite. This is the result of incomplete metamorphic...chlorite-bearing silicate assemblages. Magnetite compositions at the inner chromiteāmagnetite boundary are indicators...rimmed and progressively replaced by chromian magnetite or āferritchromitā. Second, chromite core compositions...thin rims of magnetite derived from serpentinization of olivine in the host rock. Magnetite typically forms...fracture rims of the chromite in contact with the magnetite, these rims being defined by diffusive replacement |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | diorite dikes at ~1580 Ma. Mineralization at the Perseverance deposit in the Tarcoola goldfield is hosted...inclusions from mineralized quartz veins at Perseverance are dominated by two-phase aqueous inclusions...coexistence of aqueous and carbonic fluids. At the Perseverance deposit the maximum depth of fluid inclusion...galena from gold-bearing mineralized veins at Perseverance are similar to Kfeldspar and whole-rock samples...rich Fabian reef was found in the Tarcoola Blocks mine area in 1900 (Fig. 2: Daly et al., 1990). Gold production |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | central Gawler Craton of South Australia, in the area west and south of the Gawler Ranges, contains several...at least ca 1450 Ma in the Fowler Domain to the west (Fraser et al. 2002). The preservation of undeformed...GOLDFIELD The Tarcoola Goldfield, located ~2 km west of the Tarcoola township (Figure 1), is the northernmost... mainly from the Tarcoola Blocks Mine (Figure 2). The Perseverance resource, located ~700 m north-northwest...north-northwest of Tarcoola Blocks Mine, was delineated in the late 1980s by BHP Gold and contains 1.545 Mt at |  | Rosengren, N. M., Grguric, B. A., Beresford, S. W., Fiorentini, M. L., Cas, R. A. F. (2007) Internal stratigraphic architecture of the komatiitic dunite-hosted MKD5 disseminated nickel sulfide deposit, Mount Keith Domain, Agnew-Wiluna Greenstone Belt, Western Australia. Mineralium Deposita, 42 (8) 821-845 doi:10.1007/s00126-007-0139-1 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | deposits in the world, such as Mount Keith, Perseverance, and Six Mile Well/ 822 Yakabindie (Burt...AWB trends NNWāSSE and is bounded to the east and west by voluminous Archaean granitoids and terranescale...units dip steeply (subvertical in places) to the west (Fig. 1), whereas igneous textures and geochemical...fayalitic component of the olivine is converted to magnetite, resulting in a characteristic high magnetic susceptibility...paper was conducted synproduction with the MKD5 mine operation and benefited from access to a significantly |  | Phillips, G. Neil, Groves, David I., Neall, F. B., Donnelly, T. H., Lambert, I. B. (1986) Anomalous sulfur isotope compositions in the Golden Mile, Kalgoorlie. Economic Geology, 81 (8) 2008-2015 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.81.8.2008 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | havingproducedover 1,200 metric tonsAu. It in magnetite-dominated is an epigenetic gold deposit in mafic...in Lake View mine The three major lode structuressampledin the Lake View and Perseverance mines are the...the Lake EASTERN View-Main lode, the West lode, and the East lode. The Lake View-Main lode is virtuallycontinuousover...is inferred to be continuous with the East lode west ā¢'i'"'ā¢Black Flag Beds "i'ā¢ Golden Mile Dolerite...has/i34Svaluesfrom -4 to -6 per mil. (Table 1). The West lode in unit 9 exhibitssimilar Fā¢c. 1. Map of the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | further 65 000 ozs of Au have been defined at the Perseverance prospect by Grenfell Resources, now Stellar...continuous company exploration activity in the district together with geological research directed primarily...commissioned a hyperspectral orientation study of Perseverance drill hole cuttings using PIMA II measurements...Member8 (Fig. 4). The sediments are folded about eastā west to northeastāsouthwest trending fold axes with evidence...to correlate positively with anomalous Au. At Perseverance prospect a systematic zoning and paragenetic |  | | Report (issue) | | gold mines in the Juneau district the Treadwell group and the Perseverance and Eagle River mines a substantial...during 1909. The copper mines of the Ketchikan district, on the other hand, have suffered a considerable...will therefore deal mainly with the progress of the mine developments in southeastern Alaska during the year...lode deposits, and on these the future of the district as a gold producer largely depends. The lode deposits...ALASKA, 1908. along the mainland in the Juneau district, and consist of the more heavily mineralized portions |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Oroya-style pyrite-telluride-gold lodes, Paringa South mine, Golden Mile, Kalgoorlie: 1. Shear zone systems...Sericite . Gold Introduction The Kalgoorlie mining district, located in the Eastern Goldfields fold belt of...Deposita Fig. 1 Structural map of the Kalgoorlie district (modified from Mueller 2015). Metamorphic and...and Cassidy 2000). The Paringa South underground mine in the northwest part of the Golden Mile (Fig. 1)...reconnaissance mapping in the adjacent North Kalgurli mine. Crosscutting relationships and U-Pb ages indicate |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Komatiite-hosted Hunters Road nickel deposit, central Zimbabwe: physical volcanology and sulfide genesis M. D...PRENDERGAST 1 Carson Close, Greendale, Harare, Zimbabwe (marprend@hotmail.com). The nickel sulfide-bearing...komatiites, nickel sulfides, volcanology, xenoliths, Zimbabwe. INTRODUCTION GEOLOGICAL SETTING Hunters Road...low-grade, nickel sulfide resource in central Zimbabwe and the countryās most important undeveloped komatiite-hosted...presently under investigation. Hunters Road lies on the west limb of a north-trending, slightly overturned, anticlinal |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Komatiite-hosted Hunters Road nickel deposit, central Zimbabwe: physical volcanology and sulfide genesis M. D...PRENDERGAST 1 Carson Close, Greendale, Harare, Zimbabwe (marprend@hotmail.com). The nickel sulfide-bearing...komatiites, nickel sulfides, volcanology, xenoliths, Zimbabwe. INTRODUCTION GEOLOGICAL SETTING Hunters Road...low-grade, nickel sulfide resource in central Zimbabwe and the countryās most important undeveloped komatiite-hosted...presently under investigation. Hunters Road lies on the west limb of a north-trending, slightly overturned, anticlinal |  | | Report (issue) | | interest in the geo logy and mineral resources of Zimbabwe which followed the removal of United Nations sanctions...original Bulletin is the insertion of Table IIIA, Zimbabwe Mineral Production and Value, on page 114A. Due...for views of Wankie Colliery and the Trojan nickel mine, and to the Photographic Section of the Ministry...near Salisbury. facing page 23 IV Trojan Nickel Mine, near Bindura. facing page 33 V The Great Dyke...Complex. VI Chrome seam in the Great Dyke, Vanad Mine. VII Lower Karoo Landscape. No. 1 Colliery, Wankie |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | lithogeochemistry of the Key Tuffite in the vicinity of the Perseverance and Bracemac-McLeod deposits indicate that the...Replacement . Abitibi . Matagami . Bracemac-McLeod . Perseverance Introduction Since the discovery of the Matagami...the last two VMS discoveries at Matagami, the Perseverance (Arnold 2006) and Bracemac-McLeod (Adair 2009)...accepted ore-forming exhalative model. The Perseverance mine consists of three sub-vertical orebodies overlain...silicified, Key Tuffite. In contrast, the Bracemac-McLeod mine consists of (1) two main sheet-like massive sulfide |  | | Book | | born hills appear parallel to Mahagiri range due to mine-waste dumping. Unpaved roads serve the movement...The sky is gloomy throughout the day due to the mine and road dust. Social evils, crime, alcoholism,...education, counseling, and training. Making stringent mine-safety rules is not the solutionāit has to be implemented...Ore Group Orissa Mining Corporation Limited Run of Mine Reconnaissance Permit tonnes tonnes per annum/day...largest chromite deposits are in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Finland, and India. 1.8 |  | | Report (issue) | | Origin -------------63 Age --------------54 Perseverance slate -------.55 Distribution and character...---------Chaloopyrlto ------Araonopyrlto ------Ilnenlto and magnetite - Ganguo mlnerala ------Quarts ---------Ankorlto...Attitude of bedding and cleavage, Alaaka- Juneau mine, Alaoka - Attitude of linoatlon and axoa of drug...-Juneau mine, Alaaka - Steroo^ranhio plot of cleavage. Joints, and velna, Alaaka-Junoau mine, Alaska-...26 Production of the Perseverance mine - - Production of the Alaaka- Junoau mine - 2? Stratif^aphic section |  | | Report (issue) | | notably at the Treadwell group and at the Perseverance mine. The final settlement of the protracted litigation...will allow the develĀ opment of that important district. The building of the government trail from Juneau... 134 MINERAL RESOURCES OP ALASKA, 1909. JUNEATJ DISTRICT. DOUGLAS ISLAND. The only productive properties...cent in the concentrates of the Alaska-Treadwell mine, and invesĀ tigations, which have now been in progress...days. At the Alaska-Treadwell, which is the deepest mine of the Treadwell group, the shaft has been sunk |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The igneous contacts dip more shallowly to the west and describe a W-facing wedge of olivine-cumulate...deposits of either type, these being the type 1 Perseverance deposit at Leinster with ~1.2 Mt contained Ni...and this has been continued by BHP Billiton Nickel West and extended to the regional scale. The results...Kilkenny Fault Leinster study area Perseverance Perseverance Fault Weebo Bore 50km Fig. 1. Regional...interleaved with granitoid, mark the location of the Perseverance and Mount Keith-Kilkenny faults (Eisenlohr, |  | | Report (issue) | | Aerial view of Main-Barton open pit, Jundee gold mine, WA, viewed from the east, June 1997. The pit is...Nannine and Cuddingwarra goldfields, Murchison district N J Winnall, T J Hibberd, D S Thynne and E Wahdan...De-Vitry, J W Libby and P J Langworthy 315 Perseverance nickel deposit J W Libby, P R Stockman, K M...fluorite deposit K A Rogers 387 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Perseverance gold deposit, Tarcoola F J Hughes 395 Iron...E Webster and C Lutherborrow 587 Girilambone district copper deposits J M Fogarty 593 CSA copper-lead-zinc |  | Duuring, Paul, Bleeker, Wouter, Beresford, Steve W., Hayward, Nicholas (2010) Towards a volcanicāstructural balance: relative importance of volcanism, folding, and remobilisation of nickel sulphides at the Perseverance NiāCuā(PGE) deposit, Western Australia. Mineralium Deposita, 45 (3) 281-311 doi:10.1007/s00126-009-0274-y | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and remobilisation of nickel sulphides at the Perseverance NiāCuā(PGE) deposit, Western Australia Paul...January 2010 # Springer-Verlag 2010 Abstract Perseverance is a world-class, komatiite-hosted nickel sulphide...Australia. The mine stratigraphy at Perseverance trends northnorthwest (NNW), dips steeply to the west, and is...footwall units lie along the western margin of the Perseverance Ultramafic Complex (PUC). The PUC comprises...spinifex-textured komatiite units (i.e. the East Perseverance komatiite). Past workers argue for a conformable |
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