Kibuye

Occurrence in Rwanda with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090247
MRDS ID AD00317
Record type Site
Current site name Kibuye

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 29.91893, -1.99613 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rwanda(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Rwanda

Comments on the location information

  • LOCALITY IS SOUTH OF KIBYE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Spessartite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Goethite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 29.91893, -1.99613

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Kibara Orogenic Belt

Ore body information

  • Plunge direction SOUTH - EAST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kibara Belt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POHL, W., 1987. MANGANIFEROUS GARNETITE BANDS IN KIBARAN META-VOLCANO-SEDIMENTARY ROCKS AT KIBUYE, RWANDA: EXHALITES OF MATALLOGENIC SIGNIFICANCES. CURRENT RESEARCH IN AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES. BALKEMA, ROTTERDAM, 349-351

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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