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Farafara River

Prospect in Madagascar with commodities Gold, Platinum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039051
MRDS ID M046580
Record type Site
Current site name Farafara River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 48.70106, -19.58013 (WGS84)
Relative position 27 MILES SW VATOMANDRY, 95 MILES SE OF TANANARIVE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madagascar(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Madagascar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 48.70106, -19.58013
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Manampontsy Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BESAIRIE, 1964, MADAGASCAR CARTE GEOLOGIQUE, 1:1000000: MADAGASCAR SERVICE GEOLOGIQUE, SHEET 2

  • Deposit

    IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, 1936, PT AND ALLIED METALS: MIN. RES. DEPT., P. 98

  • Deposit

    LACROIX, 1913, MINERALOGIE DE LA FRANCE: LIBRAIRIE POLYTECHNIQUE V. 5, P. 55

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1976 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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