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Macalder Mines, Migori County, Kenyai
Regional Level Types
Macalder MinesGroup of Mines
Migori CountyCounty
KenyaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
0° 57' 39'' South , 34° 17' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-0.96100,34.28395
GeoHash:
G#: kzb6s1hcc
GRN:
S01E24
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Am : Tropical monsoon climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Migori35,240 (2016)23.9km
Sirari24,317 (2016)38.9km
Tarime33,094 (2016)44.2km
Kihancha13,162 (2018)45.4km
Homa Bay40,319 (2013)51.9km
Owned/operated by:
Red Rock Resources
Mindat Locality ID:
298164
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:298164:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Gold mine, not believed to be in operation as of 2017.
Work has been undertaken as of 2015 to see if it was viable to reprocess tailings.

"This is a 90 km gold belt that has been exploited for over 70 years by artisan miners using traditional method." (Wikipedia)


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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
ⓘBismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BismuthBi

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African Plate
Kenya
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
Tanzania

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References

en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migori_County#Macalder_Mines
Onuonga, I.O. (1983) The Geology and Geochemistry of Macalder Mine - Kenya. (MSc. Thesis) Department of Geology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
Ogola, J. S. (1987). Mineralization in the Migori greenstone belt, Macalder, western Kenya. Geological journal, 22(S2), 25-44.
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