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Lenda

Prospect in Congo (Kinshasa) with commodities Gold, Platinum, Palladium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038702
MRDS ID M046123
Record type Site
Current site name Lenda
Alternate or previous names Lubero, Lumate, Epighe, Luwalia, Lwaia, Luate, Kabiro, Georges De Bikali, Ibina, Kitagoha, Luambembo, Lobe, Lusembi, Kivu

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.23462, -0.16506 (WGS84)
Relative position WEST OF LAKE EDWARD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Congo (Kinshasa)(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Congo (Kinshasa)

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATABASE ARE FOR LUBERO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary
Palladium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.23462, -0.16506
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lubero

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PASSAU, G., 1945 - 1, BULL. INSTIT. ROYAL COLONIAL BELGE, BRUXELLES, 16, PP. 76 - 92

Reporter information

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

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

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