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The Lupa Gold Field is an area of about in south west
seabgems.com, 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013
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Shanta Gold, 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013
Archived here.
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Land Tenure and Mining In Tanzania
'. Bergen: Chr. Michelson Institute. * *Teale, E.O. (1928) ''Tanganyika Territory: Its Geology and Mineral Resources'' London: Mining Publications Ltd.
Cotterell Collection: Life on the Lupa Goldfield, 1920s-1940s
Mining in Tanzania {{mining-stub
The Lupa Gold Field is an area of about in south west Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
, north of Mbeya
Mbeya is a city located in south west Tanzania, Africa, with an urban population of 649,000 in 2023. Mbeya is the capital of the surrounding rural Mbeya Region, Mbeya region (population, with Mbeya, totals approx. 2 million).
Mbeya is situated a ...
, that is known for its gold
Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a brightness, bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal ...
deposits.Lupa Gold Fieldseabgems.com, 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013
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alluvial
Alluvium (, ) is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is ...
gold was found in water drawn from the Lupa River, near Lake Rukwa
Lake Rukwa is an endorheic lake located in the Rukwa Valley of Rukwa Region, Songwe Region and Katavi Region in southwestern Tanzania. The lake is the third largest inland body of water in the country.
Geography
The alkaline Lake Rukwa lies ...
. Lode mining began in 1934 at Ntumbi and in 1939 at New Saza.
A number of new mines have opened in the field in recent years including New Luika Gold Mine
The New Luika Gold Mine is an active mine in the Lupa Gold Field, an area of about in south west Tanzania, north of Mbeya, that is known for its gold
Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic number 7 ...
, the principal mine of Shanta Gold.Shanta Gold, 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013
Archived here.
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References
Further reading
*Lange, Siri. (2008)Land Tenure and Mining In Tanzania
'. Bergen: Chr. Michelson Institute. * *Teale, E.O. (1928) ''Tanganyika Territory: Its Geology and Mineral Resources'' London: Mining Publications Ltd.
External links
Cotterell Collection: Life on the Lupa Goldfield, 1920s-1940s
Mining in Tanzania {{mining-stub