Chawia

Producer in Kenya with commodity Graphite
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. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000537
MRDS ID ISM0085
Record type District
Current site name Chawia
Alternate or previous names Chawia-Mwatate

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 38.38447, -3.4648 (WGS84)
Relative position LOCATION OF CHAWIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenya(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Kenya

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 38.38447, -3.4648

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Year of first production 1943

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STEWART, A.L., 1963: GRAPHITE IN KENYA.- MINISTRY OF NAT. RESOUR. GEOL. SURV. KENYA BULL. NO.6

  • Deposit

    SHACKLETON, R.M., 1946: GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN NANYUKI AND MARALAL.- GEOLOGICAL SURVEY KENYA, REPORT NO.11

  • Deposit

    PARKINSON, J. 1947: OUTLINES OF THE GEOLOGY OF THE MTITO ANDEI-TSAVO AREA.- GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF KENYA, REPORT NO.13

  • Deposit

    ANONYM, 1983: KENYA ADVANCES SMALL-SCALE MINING.- MINERALS AND METALS REVIEW, FEB. 1983 P.15,16

  • Deposit

    PULFREY, W.O.B.E., 1969: THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KENYA. (2.REVISION, WALSH, J.) - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY KENYA, BULL. NO.9

  • Deposit

    MASON, J.E. AND THEURI, G.F., 1980: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DEVELOPMENT IN KENYA. - 4.INDUSTR. MIN. INTERNAT. CONGRESS, MAY 1980 P.111-128

  • Deposit

    POHL, W. AND HORKEL, A., 1980: NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE MTITO ANDEI-TAITA AREA (SOUTHERN KENYA) - MITT. OESTERR. GEOL. GES. VOL.73, P.135-152

Beyond USGS

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