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Kafu River

Occurrence in Uganda with commodities Gold, Tin, Platinum
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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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095398
MRDS ID M046118
Record type Site
Current site name Kafu River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 31.50126, 1.50146 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uganda(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Uganda

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Secondary
Tin Critical Secondary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Rutile Ore
Zircon Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) 31.50126, 1.50146
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARNES, J.W., 1961, UGANDA GEOL SURVEY BULL, NO. 4, P. 57

  • Deposit

    HARRIS, N., 1943, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UGANDA, ANN. RPT., P. 22 - 32.

Reporter information

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

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