Shackleton is a village in Mashonaland West province in Zimbabwe, near the Chinhoyi region.[1]

It is known for the Shackleton Copper Mine, an underground copper mine[1] which was established in 1960[2] and began production in 1971.[1] The ore is described by Mindat as "sedimentary copper deposit, hosted in calcareous argillite and arkose".[3]

In 2000, Shackleton was shut down, as copper mining declined. Along with Mhangura, Sutton, Vanad, and Kildonan, the mining towns became ghost towns, changing from thriving communities to impoverished small villages.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Shackleton Copper Mine Near Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe". The Diggings. 22 June 1982. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 Moyo, Jeffrey (24 April 2023). "Abandoned towns, abandoned people". D&C. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Shackleton Mine, Makonde District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe". mindat.org. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.


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