| Deposit ID | 10158740 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7830700003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buck Reef |
| Alternate or previous names | Buckreef |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 31.46797, -3.86478 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shinyanga(province)
Tanzania(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Tanzania | Shinyanga |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Town (1) | 31.46797, -3.86478 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1990 |
| District name | Lake Victoria |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | East Africa Mines(East Africa Gold-49%;Kinross Gold-51%) |
| Interest | 80 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1995 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tanzanian Government |
| Interest | 20 |
| Home office | Tanzania |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1990 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 1100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7830700003 |
MINING JOURNAL, AUG 11, 1995, P 96
NORTHERN MINER, JUN 19, 1995, P 10
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EXPLORATION AREA IS IN THE LAKE VICTORIA GOLDFIELDS REGION. LAT/LONG ARE FOR THE CITY OF MWANZA AREA IS SAID TO BE 300KM FROM TWON, NO DIRECTION GIVEN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-AUG-96 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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