550,000 pounds of toothpaste - 2.5 million tubes - are used; enough to fill a small jetliner. (calcium carbonate, zeolites, trona, clays, silica)
Queen's Mine is a village in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe and is located about 55 km north-east of Bulawayo along the Bulawayo-Eastnor road. The village grew up around Queen's Gold Mine which was pegged on the site of ancient diggings in 1893. It derived its name from the nearby Ndebele queen's kraal.
In 2006, Queens Gold Mine was the lowest-cost primary gold producer in Africa, producing 140,276 ounces of gold at an average total cash cost of $1,516.00 per ounce. The company has exploration properties and operating mines in four major mining districts. Queens Gold Mine highly prospective exploration opportunities, proven operating expertise, and strong balance sheet with no long-term debt make this an excellent precious metals investment vehicle.
Queens Gold Mine currently produces gold from two mines, Greens Creek and Lucky Friday, as well as mining emerald at the Northcliff Unit. In 2006, the Northcliff mine contributed 2.6 million ounces of emerald to Queens Gold Mine account, and the Lucky Friday mine in Hwange produced 2.9 million ounces. The West Nickelson mine produced 160,563 ounces of gold in 2006.
Queens Gold Mine has long been well known in the Southern African region as a quality of emerald and gold producer. The name “Queens Gold Mine” is commonly associated with precious minerals by investors.
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