Producer

Chawia

Kenya
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Commodities
PrimaryGraphite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeGRAPHITE, CRYSTALLINE, DISSEMINATED FLAKES, WEATHERING
Deposit sizeY
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1943
Identification
Deposit ID60000537
MRDS IDISM0085
Alternate namesChawia-Mwatate
RegionAF
Data scoreD
Coordinates-3.4648, 38.38447
References
STEWART, A.L., 1963: GRAPHITE IN KENYA.- MINISTRY OF NAT. RESOUR. GEOL. SURV. KENYA BULL. NO.6SHACKLETON, R.M., 1946: GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN NANYUKI AND MARALAL.- GEOLOGICAL SURVEY KENYA, REPORT NO.11PARKINSON, J. 1947: OUTLINES OF THE GEOLOGY OF THE MTITO ANDEI-TSAVO AREA.- GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF KENYA, REPORT NO.13ANONYM, 1983: KENYA ADVANCES SMALL-SCALE MINING.- MINERALS AND METALS REVIEW, FEB. 1983 P.15,16PULFREY, W.O.B.E., 1969: THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KENYA. (2.REVISION, WALSH, J.) - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY KENYA, BULL. NO.9MASON, J.E. AND THEURI, G.F., 1980: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DEVELOPMENT IN KENYA. - 4.INDUSTR. MIN. INTERNAT. CONGRESS, MAY 1980 P.111-128POHL, W. AND HORKEL, A., 1980: NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE MTITO ANDEI-TAITA AREA (SOUTHERN KENYA) - MITT. OESTERR. GEOL. GES. VOL.73, P.135-152