Mbale Estate

Prospect in Uganda with commodities Beryllium, Lithium, Niobium (Columbium)
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231617
MAS/MILS ID 7780450001
Record type Site
Current site name Mbale Estate

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 31.65126, 0.48485 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uganda(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Uganda

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Lithium Critical Tertiary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 31.65126, 0.48485

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON,R.J. EXPLANATION OF THE GEOLOGY OF SHEET 69 (LAKE

  • Deposit

    WARMULA), GEOL. SURV. OF UGANDA, BULL. NO.3, 1960, P.31.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET NA 36-14, SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    BARNES, J.W. (ED.), THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF UGANDA, GEOL.

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF UGANDA, BULL. NO. 4, 89 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit JOHNSON SAYS LOCATED NEAR WHERE THE KAMPALAFORT PORTAL ROAD CROSSES THE NABAKAZI RIVER. COORDINATES ARE OF A HILL 3 KM E OF THE BRIDGE. BERYL OCCURENCE ONLY-1960. ONLY PRODUCER OF LITHIUM IN COUNTRY-1960. PEGMATITE IS BERYL, AMBLYGONITE, COLUMBITE, URANOSPHAERITE PEGMATITE EMPLACED IN CORDIERITE- MUSCOVITE SCHISTS OF BUGANDA SERIES. GENERAL SHAPE IS ARCUATE, 21.3 M WIDE , STRIKE N-S, DIP OF 86 DEG. TO WEST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1994 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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