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Past Producer in Kenya with commodities Gold, Platinum, Chromium
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038686
MRDS ID M046103
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 35.50121, 1.66811 (WGS84)
Relative position 180 MILE NW OF NAIROBI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenya(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Kenya

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result PT DETECTED SPECTROGRAPHICALLY

Nearby scientific data

(1) 35.50121, 1.66811

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: ALLUVIAL GRAVELS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name West Pokot

Comments on the workings information

  • ALLUVIAL GOLD DISCOVERED 1951

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DU BOIS, C. G. B., 1966, MINERALS OF KENYA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY KENYA, BULL NO. 8, P. 123

  • Deposit

    MILLER, J. M., 1956, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY KENYA, REPORT NO. 35

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FURTHER PROSPECTING FOR PLACER GOLD IN ASSOCIATED DRAINAGES IS WARRENTED

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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