Sango Cu Prospect

Unknown in Mbeya, Tanzania with commodity Copper
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 10304680
MAS/MILS ID 7830400001
Record type Site
Current site name Sango Cu Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 30.42128, -6.57785 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mbeya(province)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Tanzania Mbeya

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 30.42128, -6.57785

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 122M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 POTASSIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 SILICIFICATION
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1280
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Western Rift Exploration Co Ltd
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV TANZANIA MEM 1 P 49-50

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-DEC-1991 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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