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El Bur Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011787
MRDS ID D006914
Record type Site
Current site name El Bur Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 46.53437, 4.76782 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sepiolite Ore

Analytical data

Result AVERAGES 79 PERCENT SEPIOLITE, REMAINDER MOSTLY HALITE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) 46.53437, 4.76782
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 23M
    Length 6000M
    Width 1500M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 3M

Comments on the workings information

  • MANY SMALL PITS AND TRENCHES

Comments on development

  • SUITABLE FOR FIREBRICKS AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL USES. NOW USED SOLELY FOR CURIOS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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.

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FLAT LYING BED WITHIN LIMESTONE, MAY HAVE REGIONAL EXTENT. CONTAINS 12 M THICK BED OF MONOLITHIC SEPIOLITE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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