Glinda Water

Past Producer in Sierra Leone with commodities Platinum, Palladium, Osmium, Iridium
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038321
MRDS ID M045653
Record type Site
Current site name Glinda Water

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -13.13193, 8.30102 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR TOKE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra Leone(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Sierra Leone

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Palladium Critical Secondary
Osmium Secondary
Iridium Critical Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -13.13193, 8.30102

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SEE FREETOWN LAYERED BASIC INTRUSIVE RECORD

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Freetown Layered Basic Complex

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POLLETT, 1931, ENG AND MIN. JOUR., V. 132, P. 407

  • Deposit

    JUNNER, 1930, MINING MAG, V. 42, P. 73-82

  • Deposit

    POLLETT, 1952, GEOL. SURV. SIERRA LEONE, SHT. PAP. 2, P1-28

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Gray, Floyd U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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