Ubendian mineralisation in the Lupa Goldfields, south-western Tanzania: new discoveries and geochronology

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dc.contributor.authorMacKenzie, Chris
dc.contributor.authorMoore, John
dc.contributor.authorSelby, David
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-16T12:34:24Z
dc.date.available2020-03-16T12:34:24Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionAvailable at: http://www.helioresource.com/i/pdf/Gold%20Mineralisation%20in%20the%20Lupa%20Goldfields.pdfen_US
dc.description.abstractThe Lupa Goldfield of south-western Tanzania produced over 23 tonnes of gold during colonial times, and an unrecorded amount since independence. The New Saza Mine was the second largest pre-Independence gold producer in the country after the Geita Mine. Despite that, and unlike the Archaean granite-greenstone terrain of the Lake Victoria Goldfields, the Lupa Goldfield has not received significant modern exploration. This is mainly due to a perception that high-T metamorphism during the Ubendian Orogeny meant the Lupa Goldfield was only prospective for narrow, high-grade gold vein mineralisation (e.g. see de Klerk, 2001). However recent exploration by Helio indicates this perception is false. Re-evaluation of the timing and genetic relationships of the gold mineralisation in the area indicates that good potential does exist in the Lupa Goldfield for a world-class gold deposit.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMcKenzie, C., Sheets, R., Moore, J. and Selby, D. (2009). Ubendian mineralization in the Lupa Goldfields, southwestern Tanzania: new discoveries and geochronology.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://41.86.178.5:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/7833
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectGold miningen_US
dc.subjectUbendian mineralisationen_US
dc.subjectLupa Goldfielden_US
dc.subjectNew Saza mineen_US
dc.subjectSouth western Tanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleUbendian mineralisation in the Lupa Goldfields, south-western Tanzania: new discoveries and geochronologyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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