Ntaka Hill Cu&Prosp

Unknown in Mtwara, 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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182931
MAS/MILS ID 7830500003
Record type Site
Current site name Ntaka Hill Cu&Prosp

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 37.00122, -9.99755 (WGS84)
Elevation 450

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mtwara(province)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Tanzania Mtwara

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 37.00122, -9.99755

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 548M
    Width 9.1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1950

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Selection Trust Ltd
    Home office Tanzania
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV TANZANIA MEM 1 P 52

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.