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Nakiloro

Past Producer in Uganda with commodities Chromium, Platinum, Iron, Talc-Soapstone
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038697
MRDS ID M046117
Record type Site
Current site name Nakiloro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.8346, 2.55137 (WGS84)
Relative position NORTH OF MOROTO MTNS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uganda(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Uganda

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Talc-Soapstone Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TLC = TALC

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Talc Gangue

Analytical data

Result CHROME - IRON RATIO LESS THAN 2.5 :

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.8346, 2.55137
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PODS AND LENSES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Karamoja

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: 0.1 - 0.25 TROY OZ PT/TON CR2O3, 45 - 55% ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FLEUTY, M. J. (1962) "GEO. OF THE NAKILOW CHR. AREA, KARAMOJA" GEO SUR UGANDA 1957 - 58

Reporter information

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

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