Kabanga Deposit

Prospect in Tanzania with commodities Nickel, Copper, Cobalt
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024569
MRDS ID ISM0293
Record type Site
Current site name Kabanga Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.66794, -2.8315 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR THE VILLAGE OF KABANGA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Tanzania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
    Rock unit name Karagwe-Ankolean System (Part Of The Kibaran Fold Belt)
    Rock description Karagwe-Ankolean System (Part Of The Kibaran Fold Belt)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.66794, -2.8315

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Elongate Prec Fold Belts Overlying And Surrounding Arch Shields

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1976

Mining district

District name Ngara

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Tanzania

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1984 Foose, Michael P. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Frank, Dave U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.