| Deposit ID | 10231998 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7790250029 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rangwa/Ruri/Homa Mountain |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 34.36793, -0.49836 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1200 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kenya(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Kenya |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ankerite | Unknown |
| Bastnasite | Unknown |
| Monazite | Unknown |
| Thorite | Unknown |
| Claim (1) | 34.36793, -0.49836 |
|---|
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1907 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kenya Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 375000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 375000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7790250029 |
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KENYA," QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF
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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF KENYA, REPORT NO. 21, 1952, P. 86.
(OUT OF PRINT).
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SONS (OUT OF PRINT) 1966, PP. 420-425.
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ENERGY SECTOR," MAY, 1982.
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| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-SEP-86 | Coffman, Joe | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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