Lugalla Hill Magnesite Prospect

Past Producer in Morogoro, Tanzania with commodity Magnesite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304445
MAS/MILS ID 7830450010
Record type Site
Current site name Lugalla Hill Magnesite Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 37.72119, -6.74782 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morogoro(province)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Tanzania Morogoro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 37.72119, -6.74782

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 60S
    Thickness 0.6M
    Length 118M
    Width 82M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Type of Orebody #3 PEGMATITE
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 CARBONITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 OTHER
    Strike And Dip N45E:60S
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1964

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Tanganyika Magnesite Mine
    Home office Tanzania
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV TANZANIA MEM 1 P 100

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV TANZANIA REC 1954 V 4 P32-40

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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