Arcturus

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Arcturus is a village in the province of Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe. It is located about 32 km east of Harare.

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Arcturus grew around and is named after the nearby Arcturus Mine. A number of other small mines also operate in the area. The surrounding area is otherwise principally agricultural, producing a wide variety of crops.

The mine, which was one of the leading and oldest gold producers in Zimbabwe, was established in 1891 and started operations in 1907. It is situated on the southern end of the greenstone belt near Harare and originally comprised three individual mines named Arcturus, Slate and Planet, with separate shafts which were later linked together underground to create a single complex. It closed down in 1924 but was reopened in 1945 under a new owner.[2] It is linked to the Harare–Mutare railway line, 16 km away, by a narrow gauge railway line constructed in 1920.[1] To date, it has produced 1.2 million ounces of gold.

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