Kapalagulu Nickel Prospect

Prospect in Kigoma, Tanzania with commodity Nickel
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304638
MAS/MILS ID 7830250002
Record type Site
Current site name Kapalagulu Nickel Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 29.83129, -6.24788 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kigoma(province)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Tanzania Kigoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pentlandite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 29.83129, -6.24788

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 45S
    Thickness 1500M
    Length 18000M
    Width 1200M
    Depth to top 7000M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Strike And Dip :45S
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1931

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Southern Mining And Development Co Ltd
    Home office Tanzania
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Western Rift Exploration Co Ltd
    Home office Tanzania
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV TANZANIA MEM 1 P 108

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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