Uruwira

Past Producer in Rukwa, Tanzania with commodities Gold, Silver, Platinum
Sections on this page
  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 10103697
MRDS ID M046115
Record type Site
Current site name Uruwira
Alternate or previous names Mpanda, Mpanda Mineral Field

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 31.25127, -6.3312 (WGS84)
Relative position 350 KM SW TABORA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rukwa(province)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Tanzania Rukwa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result AU = 82.3%
Result AG = 11.20
Result PT = 0.12 OZ/TON CEO2 = 0.03%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) 31.25127, -6.3312

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mpanda

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TEALE, E.O., OATES, F., 1946, TANG. GEOL. DIV., BULL. 16, P. 139

  • Deposit

    HARRIS, J.F., 1981, SUMMARY OF THE GEOLOGY OF TANGANYIKA

  • 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-JUL-1975 Snyder, Walter S. 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.