| Deposit ID | 10021397 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE00052 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alamasi Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 33.60957, -3.51477 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shinyanga(province)
Tanzania(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Tanzania | Shinyanga |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Diamond | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Kimberlite | ||
| |||
| (1) | 33.60957, -3.51477 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Shinyanga |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE00052 |
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 50.
HARRIS, J.F., 1981, SUMMARY OF THE GEOLOGY OF TANGANYIKA.
ISHEGIZE, I.A., NOVEMBER , 1993-MINERAL RESOURCES DEPT. DODOMA, TANZANIA, ORAL COMMUNICATION.
NDONDE, P.B., NOVEMBER, 1993- MINERAL RESOURCES DEPT. DODOMA, TANZANIA, ORAL COMMUNICATION.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CURRENTLY THERE IS NO PRODUCTION BUT TREATMENT OF ORE FROM WILLIAMSON DIAMONDS LTD. HAS KEPT THIS AFFILIATION RUNNING [NDONDE, P.B. 1993]. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-89 | Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-93 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey |
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