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Kakamega Goldfield

Occurrence in Kenya with commodities Gold, Platinum
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038684
MRDS ID M046101
Record type Site
Current site name Kakamega Goldfield
Alternate or previous names Yala River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 35.25122, 1.00151 (WGS84)
Relative position 150 MILES NW OF NAIROBI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenya(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Kenya

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ASSOC WITH MAGNETITE, ILMENITE, ZIRCON GARNET, PYRITE

Analytical data

Result 0.14 OZ/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) 35.25122, 1.00151
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Northern Kavirondo

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IMPERIAL INSTITUTE: PLATINUM METALS (1936), LONDON, P. 39

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1975 Snyder, Walter S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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