| Deposit ID | 10232228 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0560 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 7660350003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Punia-Kasese |
| Related records | 60000742, 10183170 |
| Geographic coordinates: | 27.11801, -1.63157 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Congo (Kinshasa)(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Congo (Kinshasa) |
| (1) | 27.11801, -1.63157 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Symetain |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Zaire |
| Year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7660350003 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0560 | MAS references MRDS |
ANTHOINE,P., EVRARD,P., KHARKEVITCH,C., AND SCHAAR, G. THE
SYMETAIN TIN DEPOSITS: GEOLOGY AND MINING, PAPER IN TECH.
CONFERENCE ON TIN, LONDON, 1967, INTL. TIN COUNCIL. WIJAND
AND LEITERITZ, THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, V.2, 1968, PP.421-
455.
VARLAMOFF, N. GRANITES ET MINERALIZATION AU MANIEMA (CONGO
BELGE), MEMOIRS 1949-1950, ANN. SOC. GEOL. DE BELGIQUE,
P. M111-M116.
STEENSTRA, B. LES PEGMATITES DU MANIEMA ET DU RWANDA ET LES
ROCHES DE TRANSITION ENTRE LES APLITES ET LES PEGMATITES
DU MANIEMA, MINERALIUM DEPOSITA 2, 1967, PP.271-285.
ANTUN, P., SUR LA GENESERET LES PROPRIETES DE STANNINES ET
DE VARLAMOFFITES DU MANIEMA (CONGO BELGE), BULL. NO. 9,
DIRECTION GENERALE DES AFFAIRS ECONOMIQUES, SERVICE
GEOLOGIQUE, CONGO BELGE ET RUANDA-URUNDI, 1960, 27 PP.
PETERSON, A.M. BELGIAN CONGO TIN DEPOSITS AND MINING,
INTERNAL REPORT, U.S.STATE DEPT., JAN. 1944, P19 PP.
WASKEY, R. TIN RESERVES OF THE BELGIAN CONGO, INTERNAL
REPORT, U.S.STATE DEPT., JAN.1945, 17 PP.
DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET SA 35-7, SCALE 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SYMETAIN IS LARGEST SN PRODUCER IN ZAIRE; TOTAL SYMETAIN RESERVE EST. AT 120,000 MT CONTAINED SN. SYMETAIN OPERATIONS ARE IN TWO AREAS: (1) PUNIA-KASESE AND (2) KALIMA-MESSARABA(SEQ.NO. 766-035-0004). AS OF 1967 THERE WERE 8 MINING CONCESSION GRANTED TO SYMETAIN NEAR 3 TOWNS-KUBITAKA, KASESE AND NYUNDU - IN THE PUNIA AREA. KUBITAKA IS 40 KM SE OF PUNIA, KASESE IS 90 KM ESE OF PUNIA AND NYUNDU IS 50 KM ENE OF PUNIA. CODED CO-ORDINATES ARE OF TOWN OF KASESE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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