Overview

Mine Type	Underground
Status	Care and Maintenance
Commodities	Gold
Mine Life	...
Snapshot	The most recent production data were publicly available for 2016 (as of May 24,2021). Metallon has been forced to put its mines on care and maintenance because of the unsustainable costs of running them without proper compensation for its proceeds from the Government of Zimbabwe. Where payments were received, they would only amounted to a third of the total owed. Between 2016 and 2019, Metallon lost US$82m and Metallon is claiming for US$132m for the lack of profit and procurement, including interest.

Deposit type

• Hydrothermal

Summary:

At Redwing Mine two main orebodies, the felsite and quartz, are where mining has taken place. The felsite orebodies range in thickness from 2 to 15 metres (averaging 5 metres) and are shallow dipping. Gold mineralisation is generally disseminated and grades are approximately 2 to 3g/t. The quartz orebodies are generally narrow (<2.5 metres) and steeply dipping and generally average 6 to 7g/t, although locally have very high grades (>50g/t). Gold mineralisation is associated with sulphide mineralisation comprising pyrite, galena, chalcopyrite, minor arsenopyrite and sporadic native gold. Silver occurs with the gold and represents some 50% of gold content.

Mining Methods

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Processing

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Production