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Tundulu

Prospect in Malawi with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096946
MRDS ID I000116
Record type Site
Current site name Tundulu
Alternate or previous names Tundulu Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 35.83458, -15.49715 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position Estimated, Believed To Be Within 10 Km.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Malawi(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Malawi

Comments on the location information

  • AT SOUTH END OF LAKE CHILWA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 24
USGS model code 10
Deposit model name Carbonatite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Carbonatite, Intrusive
    Rock unit name Chilwas Alkaline Province
    Rock description Chilwas Alkaline Province

Nearby scientific data

(1) 35.83458, -15.49715
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 1250000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 15 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Total resources 190000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 20 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1987
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Total resources 110000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 10 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1987
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Total resources 30000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 5 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1987

Comments on the workings information

  • DEPOSIT IS SUITABLE FOR OPEN PIT MINING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NOTHOLT, ARTHUR, 1990, MALAWI, IN CENTRAL AFRICA: MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1990, P. 129.

  • Deposit

    DE KUN, N., 1987, MINERAL ECONOMICS OF AFRICA: NEW YORK, ELSEVIER, 345 P.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NOTHOLT, 1990; DE KUN, 1987.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AREA INCLUDES CARBONATITES AND SYENITES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-90 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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