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Ruhuma

Prospect in Uganda with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tungsten
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  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. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256076
MAS/MILS ID 7780800005
Record type Site
Current site name Ruhuma

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.19298, -1.2705 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uganda(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Uganda

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.19298, -1.2705
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET SA 36-5, SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    BARNES, J.W. (ED.) THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF UGANDA, GEOL.

  • Deposit

    SURV. OF UGANDA, BULL. NO. 4, 1961, 89 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ASSUMED LOCATION IS A MINE RIGHT ON THE UGANDA RWANDA BORDER 15 MILES EAST OF KBALE (GENERAL VICINITY OF WHERE BARNES PUTS IT). CASSITERITE-COLUMBITE PEGMATITES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1994 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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