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Chambogo

Producer in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania with commodity Magnesite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023254
MRDS ID I000051
Record type Site
Current site name Chambogo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 37.73451, -4.06472 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR SAME.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kilimanjaro(province)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Tanzania Kilimanjaro

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS FOR THE TOWN OF SAME. DEPOSIT IS IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE PARE MTNS. AND IS CLOSE TO THE RAILROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnesite Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES AVERAGE 46.4% MGO, 0.8% CAO, AND 1.3% INSOLUBLES.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 37.73451, -4.06472
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Same

Comments on the production information

  • CAPACITY IS ABOUT 25,000 TPA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JONES, G.K., 1981, THE INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF TANZANIA: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 166, P. 23-39.

  • Deposit

    DE KUN, 1987, MINERAL ECONOMICS OF AFRICA: NEW YORK, ELSEVIER, 345 P.

  • Deposit

    HARRIS, J.F., 1981, SUMMARY OF THE GEOLOGY OF TANGANYIKA,P.27& I00

  • Deposit

    ISHEGIZE, I.A., NOVEMBER , 1993-MINERAL RESOURCES DEPT. DODOMA, TANZANIA, ORAL COMMUNICATION.

  • Deposit

    NDONDE, P.B., NOVEMBER, 1993- MINERAL RESOURCES DEPT. DODOMA, TANZANIA, ORAL COMMUNICATION.

  • Reserve-Resource

    JONES, 1981.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAGNESITE STOCKWORK AVERAGES 34% OF THE SERPENTINITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1989 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Frank, Dave U.S. Geological Survey

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

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