| Deposit ID | 10231878 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7670000001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Karonge Gakara |
| Alternate or previous names | Karonge, Gakara |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 29.41799, -3.41482 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1850 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Burundi(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Burundi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bastnasite | Unknown |
| Mica | Unknown |
| Monazite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 29.41799, -3.41482 |
|---|
| Strike | N20W | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 85E | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Open Stope |
| Year of first production | 1948 |
| Milling method | Gravity |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government Of Burundi |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Burundi |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 2153mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2153mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 3200mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5353mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7670000001 |
ADERCA, B.M., VAN TASSEL, R., LE GISEMENT DE TERRES RARES DE
LA KARONGE ACAD. ROYAL SCIENCES D'OUTRE-MER, N.S.
XVIII-5, 117 P. (1971).
BRINKMANN, J. ET AL, THREE PROGRESS REPORTS (NO TITLE) BY
A GERMAN EXPLORATION TEAM: (1) DATED OCTOBER 1, 1982 TO
MARCH 31, 1982, 18 PP.; (2) DATED APRIL 1, 1982 TO SEPTEMBER
30, 1982, 38 PP.; (3) DATED APRIL 9, 1983, 3 PP. WITH 9
FIGURES.
WITH 9 FIGURES), TRANSLATIONS TO ENGLISH OF SELECTED
BURUNDI - BACKGROUND NOTES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
SEPTEMBER 1980.
BURUNDI - FOREIGN ECONOMIC TRENDS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE, JUNE 1981.
MINING MAGAZINE, POSSIBILITIES FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENT IN
BURUNDI, DEC. 1982, P. 527.
MINING MAGAZINE, BURUNDI, ANNUAL REVIEW 1982, P. 441.
WAMBEKE, L. VAN, THE KARONGE RARE EARTH DEPOSITS, REPUBLIC
OF BURUNDI: NEW MINERALOGICAL-GEOCHEMICAL DATA AND
ORIGIN OF MINERALIZATION. PP. 370-380, 1977.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE AREA CONSISTS OF SEVEN IDENTIFIED DEPOSITS THAT BEEN MINED BY HAND METHODS INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1948. ALL MINING WAS TERMINATED BY GOVERNMENT EDICT IN 1978, BECAUSE OF DISSATISFACTION WITH THE OPERATING COMPANY AND POLITICAL DISRUPTION IN TANZANIA THROUGH WHICH THE CONCENTRATES WERE SHIPPED. ONLY ONE DEPOSIT (GAKARA) HAS BEEN EXPLORED IN DETAIL. THE EXPLORATION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MAINLY ACADEMIC SINCE IT WAS EXTREMELY DETAILED ON AN EXTREMELY SMALL AREA, ONLY PROVING A LITTLE OVER 2,000 MT OF RESOURCES. IF MINING WERE RESUMED, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BY HAND MINING HIGH GRADE BASTNESITE VEINS AS WAS DONE IN THE PAST, WHERE THE PRODUCTION OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS AVERAGED 300 MTPY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-JAN-95 | Coffman, Joe | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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