Blanket Project
Blanket
Country Zimbabwe 
Close to Gwanda
Status PRODUCTION 
Latitude / Longitude 21 S 0 / 28 E 39
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Risk and valuation analysis of the Blanket Project
Status Risk : Production
Country Risk : Very High
Title(s) of the Blanket Project
Caledonia Mining Corporation
Owner: 100%
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Blanket Mine is a wholly Caledonia owned and operated property having been acquired from Kinross Gold Corporation in June 2006.
Location of the Blanket Project
Located in the southwestern end of Zimbabwe. The mine is 560kms from Harare, the capital city and 150kms from Bulawayo, the country’s second largest city. Gwanda town, the provincial capital of Matabeleland South, the province in which Blanket Mine is located, is 16kms from the mine.
 
History of the Blanket Project
The mine has been producing gold since the time of the ancients. However notable production started at the beginning of the 20th century. Early workers tended to pick the native gold "eyes" of the pay shoots. Notable production milestones were at the more...
 
Geology of the Blanket Project
The geology consists of a basal felsic unit of no known mineralisation presence. It is generally on this lithology type that the various tailings disposal sites are located. Above this unit is the ultramafics that include the banded iron formations h more...
 
Production history
Metal2010
GOLD (oz)7,967
Location
Data last updated on : 12/31/2007
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