Bauxite - Malawi

Occurrence in Malawi with commodity Aluminum

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10068654
MRDS ID	W001847
Record type	Site
Current site name	Bauxite - Malawi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	35.33459, -15.3305 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Malawi(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Malawi

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Aluminum Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Bauxite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	35.33459, -15.3305	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W001847

Bibliographic references

Deposit

COOPER, W.G.G., 1957, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYASALAND: NYASALAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 6, REV. ED., 43 P.
Deposit

DIXEY, F., 1925, BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN NYASALAND: MINING MAG. (LONDON), V. 33, P. 201-205.
Deposit

STEPHEN, I., 1963, BAUXITE WEATHERING AT MOUNT ZOMBA, NYASALAND: CLAY MINERALS BULL. (LONDON), VOL. 5, NO. 29, P. 203-208.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	60 MILLION TONS - RESERVES AT MOUNT ZOMBA

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAR-1973	Bannigan, Jane L.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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