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Location: 75 km N from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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Deposit TypesMineralization at Bilboes four properties is of the hydrothermal variety. It consists of silicified stock-works/veins. The veins comprise pyrite and arsenopyrite. Gold is disseminated within the sulphide mineralization and is refractory. The mineralized zones are often subparallel to each other and are hosted in a much broader shear zone. The best mineralized zones are associated with brecciation and silicification.These deposits form from hot water circulates through fractures in Earth’s crust. As the hot water moves, it leaches metals from surrounding rocks. Eventually, the metallic-rich fluids become supersaturated and precipitate plant feed minerals, including gold. The process involves hydrothermal fluid circulation and precipitation within a selected volume of rock.The Bilboes deposit is an orogenic gold deposit. The gold in orogenic gold deposits is generally found in quartz veins or as disseminations within the host rock. The gold is often structurally controlled, meaning it is concentrated along faults, shear zones, or other structural features within the rocks. Orogenic gold deposits can be found in various geological settings, including continental margins, island arcs, and suture zones. Gold precipitates from hydrothermal fluids due to suitable physical and chemical processes.Mineralized ZonesMineralization at Bilboes four properties is Archaean lode, structurally controlled deposits. It consists of silicified stock-works/veins. The veins comprise pyrite and arsenopyrite. Gold is disseminated within the sulphide mineralization and is refractory. Pyrite is the dominant sulphide mineral, with minor arsenopyrite at Isabella and McCays, with the exception of the Isabella North orebodies where an equal proportion of pyrite to arsenopyrite is evident.The mineralized zones are often subparallel to each other and are hosted in a much broader shear zone. The best mineralized zones are associated with brecciation and silicification.The sulphide tends to weather readily, and all of the deposits are covered by oxide caps to a depth of 12 m to 50 m which are readily amenable to heap-leach extraction.Orebody widths at Isabella and McCays range from 5 m to 20 m and are wider near surface. Individual orebodies have strike ranges from 75 m to 500 m and are typically in an en echelon pattern in a northwest to south-eastern pattern. The oxide cap is deepest at Isabella where the range is 12 m to 50 m. The overall mineralized strike is 4,400 m.The oxide-sulphides interface at Bubi is shallow in the southwest at about 10 m to 12 m below surface and increases to 30 m in the central parts and to 40 m in the northeast. Orebody widths vary from 10 m in the southwest to as wide as 100 m in the central portions of the claims. The overall mineralized strike is 2,950 m.
