Kabira

Prospect in Uganda with commodities Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232150
MAS/MILS ID 7780850004
Record type Site
Current site name Kabira

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.03188, -0.69835 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uganda(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Uganda

Comments on the location information

  • EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN, CO-ORDINATES ARE OF KABIRA SCHOOL 70 KM WSW OF MBARARA. CB,TA, BE PEGMATITES.

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.03188, -0.69835

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BE & TA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF UGANDA, BULL. NO.4, 1961, P.77.

  • Deposit

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

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.