Lupa Gold Field Explained

The Lupa Gold Field is an area of about 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]

Further reading

• Lange, Siri. (2008) Land Tenure and Mining In Tanzania. Bergen: Chr. Michelson Institute.
• Roberts . A. D. . The Gold Boom of the 1930s in Eastern Africa . African Affairs . 1986 . 85 . 341 . 545–562 . 10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a097817.
• 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 A brief on the Tanzanian Mineral Sector.

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Notes and References

1. http://www.seabgems.com/Lupa%20Gold%20Field.html Lupa Gold Field
2. Voigt, Werner. (1995) 60 Years in East Africa: The life of a settler, 1926-1986. Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, p. 104.
3. http://www.shantagold.com/investors-and-media/fact-sheets/2013/shanta_gold_fact_sheet.pdf Investor Fact Sheet January 2013