Kambui Hills

Unknown in Sierra Leone with commodity Chromium
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. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305049
MAS/MILS ID 7470050008
Record type Site
Current site name Kambui Hills
Alternate or previous names Kambui Hills Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -10.55859, 7.55106 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra Leone(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Sierra Leone

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Serpentine Unknown
Talc Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -10.55859, 7.55106

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N30E:
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1929
Year of first production 1939

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sierra Leone Chrome Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Sierra Leone
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Capacity Units MT CONC/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT CONC
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1952, POLLETT, J.D., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SIERRA LEONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-DEC-1994 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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