MacKenzie, ChrisMoore, JohnSelby, David2020-03-162020-03-162009McKenzie, C., Sheets, R., Moore, J. and Selby, D. (2009). Ubendian mineralization in the Lupa Goldfields, southwestern Tanzania: new discoveries and geochronology.http://41.86.178.5:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/7833Available at: http://www.helioresource.com/i/pdf/Gold%20Mineralisation%20in%20the%20Lupa%20Goldfields.pdfThe 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.enGold miningUbendian mineralisationLupa GoldfieldNew Saza mineSouth western TanzaniaTanzaniaArticle