| Deposit ID | 10207928 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7780800004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nyamalilo |
| Alternate or previous names | Nyamalilo Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 29.50129, -0.28168 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Uganda(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Uganda |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ferberite | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 29.50129, -0.28168 |
|---|
| Thickness | 90M | ||||||||||||||
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| Length | 1000M | ||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| Milling method | Gravity |
| District name | Kigezi |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ugandan Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Uganda |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7780800004 |
DMA SERIES 1501 MAP,SHEET SA 35-8, SCALE 1:250,000.
PAGETER, R. C. MINING AND ECONOMIC GEOLOGY: CHAP. IN GEOL.
SURV. OF UGANDA RECORDS FOR 1950, P.37.
PALLISTER,J.W. THE GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN MENGO, GEOL. SURV.
OF UGANDA, BULL. NO. 1, 1959, P.79.
BARNES,J.W.(ED.),THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF UGANDA, GEOL.
SURV. OF UGANDA, BULL. NO.4, 1961, PP.32-33.
REEDMAN, A.J., PARTLY REMOBILIZED SYNGENETIC TUNGSTEN
DEPOSIT AT NYAMALILO MINE, 50TH ANNIVERSARY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
AND MINES DEPT., UGANDA, OVERSEAS GEOL. AND MINERAL
RES. NO. 41, INST. OF GEOL. SCIENCES, LONDON, 1973.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ESTIMATED LOCATION IS A LOW HILL, 25 KM NW OF KABALE AND 11 KM NE OF LAKE MUTANDU. FERBERITE IS MAIN ORE MINERAL. IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS IN CRESTS OF MINOR FOLDS. QUARTZ VEINS FOLLOW CLEAVAGE IN PHYLLITES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-APR-95 | Gazdik | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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