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Bur Galan Prospect

Occurrence in Somalia with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011783
MRDS ID D006909
Record type Site
Current site name Bur Galan Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 43.45109, 2.56803 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 43.45109, 2.56803
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N70w

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Strike N70W
    Dip 90 TO 70 NE
    Thickness 70M
    Length 12800M

Comments on the geologic information

  • BANDED HEMATITE QUARTZITE IN QUARTZITE WITH ASSOCIATED MARBLE, SERICITE SCHIST, AND GNEISS LAYERS FROM 4 TO 20 METERS THICK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL EXPLORATION TRENCHES

Comments on development

  • DISCOVERED AND EXPLORED BY COMINA PRIOR TO WORLD WAR II

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1970, MINERAL AND GROUNDWATER SURVEY- SOMALIA: UNITED NATIONS REPORT, 133 P.

  • Deposit

    HOLMES, R. J., 1954, A RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOMALIA (FORMER ITALIAN SOMALILAND), U. S. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MISSION (T. A. 45-125) REPORT, 83 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UNDP (1970) ESTIMATES 119,000,000 TONS OF ORE WITH 30 TO 40 PERCENT FE AND 35 TO 50 PERCENT SILICA
Deposit UNDP (1970) BENEFICATION TESTS YIELD CONCENTRATE CONTAINING 60 TO 67 PERCENT FE, 0.02 PERCENT P, 1 PERCENT SILICA AND LESS THAN 0.1 PERCENT CALCIUM OXIDE. FE RECOVERY ABOUT 80 PERCENT. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1981 Greenwood, William R. U.S. Geological Survey

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