Mombo

Occurrence in Tanga, Tanzania with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  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 10093353
MRDS ID W001851
Record type Site
Current site name Mombo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 38.25118, -4.83131 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 3KM WEST OF MOMBO TOWN TOWARDS THE LWENGERA VALLEY IN THE EASTERN USAMBARA MOUNTAINS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tanga(province)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Tanzania Tanga

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 38.25118, -4.83131

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Korogwe

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TEALE, E. O., AND OATES, F., 1946, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF TANGANYIKA TERRITORY: 3D ED., TANGANYIKA GEOL. DIV. BULL. 16, 172 P

  • Deposit

    ISHEGIZE, I.A., NOVEMBER , 1993-MINERAL RESOURCES DEPT. DODOMA, TANZANIA, ORAL COMMUNICATION.

  • Deposit

    NDONDE, P.B., NOVEMBER, 1993- MINERAL RESOURCES DEPT. DODOMA, TANZANIA, ORAL COMMUNICATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Bannigan, Jane L. 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.