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Liganga Prospect

Prospect in Iringa, Tanzania with commodities Iron, Titanium, Vanadium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280859
MAS/MILS ID 7830200002
Record type Site
Current site name Liganga Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 34.93124, -9.89757 (WGS84)
Elevation 1798

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iringa(province)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Tanzania Iringa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chlorite Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Spinel Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 34.93124, -9.89757
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 91M
    Length 30M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 MASSIVE
    Shape of Orebody #3 PIPELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 790517

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1903
Year of first production 1952

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Colonial Development Corp.
    Home office Tanzania
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1958
    Measured 45000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 45000000mt ore
    Total resources 45000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Vanadium V2O5 0.67 wt-pct Vanadium Trace 1958
    Titanium TiO2 12.8 wt-pct Titanium Trace 1958
    Iron FeO 48.8 wt-pct Iron Trace 1958

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV TANZANIA MEM 1 P 88-90 139-140

  • Deposit

    REC GEOL SURV TANZANIA V 8 1958 P 67-71

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-1995 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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