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Musongati Deposit

Prospect in Burundi with commodities Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, PGE, Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024570
MRDS ID ISM0294
Record type Site
Current site name Musongati Deposit
Alternate or previous names Buhinda Nickel Project

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.25128, -3.74809 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Burundi(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Burundi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
PGE Critical Primary
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.25128, -3.74809
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 12M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1972

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Burundi Government

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TORRIES, T.F., 1985, COBALT SOURCES-MUSONGATI: EXCERPT FROM UNPUBLISHED REPORT, MORGANTOWN, W.VA., 1 P. (RR17, RR-24, RR33).

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1981, BUHINDA NICKEL PROJECT: MINING JOURNAL, V. 296, NO. 7595 (NOV. 13), P. 193. (RR17, RR24, RR-33, RR34, RR40).

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1982, PANORAMA-POSSIBILITIES FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENT IN BURUNDI: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 147, NO. 6 -(DEC.), P. 527-528.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1984 Foose, Michael P. U.S. Geological Survey

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