Kigugwe Cu Prospect

Prospect in Mbeya, Tanzania with commodity Copper
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. Ore body information
  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 10134633
MAS/MILS ID 7830400002
Record type Site
Current site name Kigugwe Cu Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 34.25124, -8.91765 (WGS84)
Elevation 2045

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mbeya(province)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Tanzania Mbeya

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Azurite Unknown
Bornite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Malachite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 34.25124, -8.91765

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.3M
    Length 3000M
    Width 1500M
    Depth to top 70M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 BLEACHING
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 CARBONITIZATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 60
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 70
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 15
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1927

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV TANZANIA MEM 1 P 50

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV TANGANYIKA SHORT PAPER 3 P 8

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-DEC-1991 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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