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Kabanga

Prospect in Tanzania with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Nickel
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158897
MAS/MILS ID 7830900014
Record type Site
Current site name Kabanga

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: 31.00128, -1.49828 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Tanzania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) 31.00128, -1.49828
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Comments on exploration

  • EXPLORATION WILL CONTINUE INTO 1996 WITH 16,000 METERS OF DRILLING PLANNED. UNDERGROUND PROGRAM MAY ALSO START IN 1996.
  • EXPLORATION AREA IS 26,400 SQ/KM

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bhp
    Interest 52.2
    Home office Australia
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sutton Resources Ltd.
    Interest 37.8
    Home office Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Tanzania Government
    Interest 10
    Home office Tanzania
    Year 1995
    First year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • PROPERTY CURRENTLY HAS EXPLORATION PERMIT KAGERA MINING CO. A SUB SUBSIDIARY OF SUTTON RESOURCES IN CANADA.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 23000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 23000000mt ore
    Total resources 23000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.19 wt-pct Nickel Major 1993
    Cobalt Co 0.1 wt-pct Cobalt Minor 1993
    Copper Cu 0.2 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 12400000mt ore
    Total resources 12400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 2 wt-pct Nickel Major 1995
    Copper Cu 0.27 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
    Cobalt Co 0.15 wt-pct Cobalt Minor 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 25500000mt ore
    Total resources 25500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.19 wt-pct Nickel Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.2 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Cobalt Co 0.1 wt-pct Cobalt Minor 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 11700000mt ore
    Total resources 11700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.72 wt-pct Nickel Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.26 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Cobalt Co 0.12 wt-pct Cobalt Minor 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Inferred 34000000mt ore
    Total resources 34000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.5 wt-pct Nickel Major 1995
    Cobalt Co 0.15 wt-pct Cobalt Minor 1995
    Copper Cu 0.22 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Inferred 12400000mt ore
    Total resources 12400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 2 wt-pct Nickel Major 1995
    Cobalt Co 0.15 wt-pct Cobalt Minor 1995
    Copper Cu 0.27 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Inferred 34100000mt ore
    Total resources 34100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.5 wt-pct Nickel Major 1995
    Cobalt Co 0.13 wt-pct Cobalt Minor 1995
    Copper Cu 0.22 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Indicated 25500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 25500000mt ore
    Total resources 25500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.36 wt-pct Nickel Major 1995
    Copper Cu 0.2 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
    Cobalt Co 0.11 wt-pct Cobalt Minor 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 04/95, P261,"PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF

  • Deposit

    KABANGA, TANZANIA".

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, 03/01/95, P45, "SUTTON DRILLING ON BULYA-

  • Deposit

    NHULU GOLD PROPERTY IN TANZANIA".

  • Reserve-Resource

    COBALT NEWS PAGE 9, 10/92

  • Reserve-Resource

    "UPDATE ON KABANGA NICKEL RESOURCES", MINING JOURNAL, LONDON

  • Reserve-Resource

    FEBRUARY 26, 1993, P. 144.

  • Reserve-Resource

    INFO-MINE, HTTP://WWW.INFO-MINE.COM/PRESS_RELEASES/STT/

  • Reserve-Resource

    PR0619STT.HTML, P1,2, "SUTTON RESOURCES LTD".

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, MAR/03/95, P160, "KABANGA EVALUATION

  • Reserve-Resource

    RECEIVED".

  • Reserve-Resource

    METAL BULLETIN, 06/22/95.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE MINING RECORD, 06/28/95, P6, "MORE HIGH GRADE TONNAGE

  • Reserve-Resource

    REVEALED AT KABANGA".

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SOME COMMENTS ABOUT OWNERSHIP AND LITHOLOGY ORIGINATE FROM 10/92 COBALT NEWS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1996 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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