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Walupe River

Occurrence in Kenya with commodity PGE
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038685
MRDS ID M046102
Record type Site
Current site name Walupe River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 34.35956, 0.39517 (WGS84)
Relative position WALUPE RIVER NEAR BUSIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenya(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Kenya

Commodities

Commodity Importance
PGE Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • RARE GRAINS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) 34.35956, 0.39517
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEO SURVEY OF KENYA, REPORT 10

  • Deposit

    DU BOISI C. G. B. 1966 MINERALS OF KENYA GEO SUR. OF KENYA NO. 8

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOWER REACHES OF THIS RIVER IN UGANDA HAS THE SAME METAL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1975 Gray, Floyd U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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