Mt Gelai Deposit

Producer in Arusha, Tanzania with commodity Magnesite
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 10256351
MAS/MILS ID 7830050002
Record type Site
Current site name Mt Gelai Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 36.02121, -2.62818 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Arusha(province)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Tanzania Arusha

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnesite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 36.02121, -2.62818

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1954

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Industrial Minerals, Inc.
    Home office Tanzania
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV TANZANIA MEM I PT IV P 100

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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