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Chilwa

Prospect in Malawi with commodities Manganese, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum
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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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207948
MAS/MILS ID 7970150001
Record type Site
Current site name Chilwa
Alternate or previous names Cisi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 35.50126, -15.12218 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Malawi(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Malawi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary
Tantalum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 35.50126, -15.12218
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • OCCUPIES AND AREA OF 2.4*1.2 KM CORE OF MANGANIFEROUS SIDERITE WITH AN INNER RING OF ANKERITIC SOVITE AND A LARGE SOVITE BELT PYROCHLORE CONCENTRATES IN SCHLIEREN AND INJECTION BANDS FORMING A DISCONTINUOUS RING IN THE INNER THIRD OF THE SOVITE BELT. APPROXIMATE LOCATION IS EASTERN MOST OF THE MONGOLOWE HILLS, 37 KM NE OF ZOMBA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ALSO KNOWN AS CISI. 2.4 X 1.2 KM AREAL EXTENT MANGANIFEROUS SIDERITE CORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAP OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA.SHEET 2.SCALE

  • Deposit

    1:10,000,000.1969.SOVIET UNION AGENCY.MOSCOW.

  • Deposit

    DEKUN,N.1965.THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA.ELSEVIER PUBL.

  • Deposit

    CO.N.Y.P.480.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1301.SHEET SD-36.SCALE 1:1,000,000.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1994 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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