Missoumbini

Occurrence in Gabon with commodities Gold, Platinum
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038680
MRDS ID M046097
Record type Site
Current site name Missoumbini

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 12.00143, -1.99824 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR FRANCEVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gabon(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Gabon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) 12.00143, -1.99824

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    B. HENRY, J. BOULADON, 1971, IN PLAN MINERAL, DIR. DES MINES, REP. GABON, P. 179

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Snyder, Walter S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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