The Lupa Gold Field is an area of about 2,600 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi) in south west Tanzania, north of Mbeya, that is known for its gold deposits.[1] European mining is believed to have started after alluvial gold was found in water drawn from the Lupa River, near Lake Rukwa.[2] Lode mining began in 1934 at Ntumbi and in 1939 at New Saza.[1]
A number of new mines have opened in the field in recent years including New Luika Gold Mine, the principal mine of Shanta Gold.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Lupa Gold Field seabgems.com, 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013. Archived here.
- ^ Voigt, Werner. (1995) 60 Years in East Africa: The life of a settler, 1926-1986. Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, p. 104.
- ^ Investor Fact Sheet January 2013 Shanta Gold, 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013. Archived here.
Further reading edit
- Lange, Siri. (2008) Land Tenure and Mining In Tanzania. Bergen: Chr. Michelson Institute.
- Roberts, A. D. (1986). "The Gold Boom of the 1930s in Eastern Africa". African Affairs. 85 (341): 545–562. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a097817.
- Teale, E.O. (1928) Tanganyika Territory: Its Geology and Mineral Resources London: Mining Publications Ltd.
External links edit
- Cotterell Collection: Life on the Lupa Goldfield, 1920s-1940s
- MINING IN TANZANIA A brief on the Tanzanian Mineral Sector.
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