| Deposit ID | 10256109 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7830700002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bulyanhulu |
| Alternate or previous names | Kahama |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 32.60125, -3.79808 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1500 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shinyanga(province)
Tanzania(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Tanzania | Shinyanga |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | 32.60125, -3.79808 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sutton Resources Ltd. |
| Interest | 85 |
| Home office | Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Mining Corp. Of Tanzania (Staminco) |
| Interest | 15 |
| Home office | Tanzania |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1991 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Placer Dome Inc. |
| Interest | 90 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1991 |
| Last year | 1994 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 4345487mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 4345487mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6529915mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7830700002 |
THE MINING RECORD, 03/01/95, P?, "SUTTON DRILLING ON BULYA-
NHULU GOLD PROPERTY IN TANZANIA".
MINING JOURNAL, 11/03/95, P?, "TANZANIAN UPGRADE FOR SUTTON"
MINING MAGAZINE, 12/95, P388, "SUTTON BOOSTS RESOURCES IN
TANZANIA".
WWW, INFO-MINE, NOV., 27, 1995. SUTTON RESOURCES LTD PRESS
RELEASE. SEE FILE FOR COMPLETE ADDRESS.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-AUG-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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