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Changalumi

Producer in Malawi with commodities Limestone, General, Marble, Dimension
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023290
MRDS ID I000115
Record type Site
Current site name Changalumi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 35.30126, -15.38049 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Malawi(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Malawi

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR ZOMBA IN SOUTHERN MALAWI. LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IS FOR THE TOWN OF ZOMBA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary
Marble, Dimension Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Changalumi Limestone
    Rock description Changalumi Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 35.30126, -15.38049
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 150M
    Length 5000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1960

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Portland Cement Co.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ARE SUITABLE FOR CEMENT MANUFACTURE.

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: IN 1989, OLD PLANT WAS REHABILITATED AND A SECOND PLANT WAS PLANNED TO MEET INCREASES IN DEMAND.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NOTHOLT, ARTHUR, 1990, MALAWI, IN CENTRAL AFRICA: MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1990, P. 129

  • Reserve-Resource

    NOTHOLT, 1990.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE "CALCITIC LIMESTONE" IS A MARBLE THAT OCCURS INTERBEDDED WITH GNEISSES. THE MARBLE HAS A THICKNESS OF ABOUT 150 M AT THE QUARRY SITE AND CAN BE TRACED TO THE NORTH FOR ABOUT 5 KM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-90 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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