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Kiwara Hill

Occurrence in Kenya with commodity Manganese
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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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090232
MRDS ID AD00265
Record type Site
Current site name Kiwara Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 39.83448, -3.66475 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 25KM NORTH EAST OF MOMBASA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenya(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Kenya

Comments on the location information

  • WEST OF KILFI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore
Goethite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) 39.83448, -3.66475
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BED
    Thickness 0.12M
    Length 630M
    Width 370M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1908

Mining district

District name Chonyi District

Comments on development

  • ABOUT 1000 TONS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PULFREY, W., 1956. MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN KENIA. MANGANESO, MEXICO, 2 : 197-207

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MATERIAL IS MASSIVE TO CONCRETIONARY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Pracejus, Bernard.M. Adelaide University

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

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