Nkombwa Hill

Prospect in Northern, Zambia with commodity 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280288
MAS/MILS ID 7940250003
Record type Site
Current site name Nkombwa Hill
Alternate or previous names Nkubwa, Ilomba Hill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 32.90127, -10.14756 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northern(province)

Zambia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Zambia Northern

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED 24 KM DUE EAST OF ISOKA.CONSPICUOUS HILL RISING 300 M FROM SURROUNDING PLAIN.VARIOUS CARBONATE ROCK TYPES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 32.90127, -10.14756

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

    REEVE,W.H.1963.GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF N.RHODESIA.

  • Deposit

    BULL.#3.GEOL.SURVEY OF N.RHODESIA(ZAMBIA).VOL.II.1963.

  • Deposit

    PP.165-168.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1301.SHEET SC36+PT SC35.SCALE 1:1,000,000.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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