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Unnamed, Upper Volta

Occurrence in Burkina Faso with commodity Nickel
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079582
MRDS ID W029616
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed, Upper Volta

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -2.89854, 11.78406 (WGS84)
Relative position 7 KM FROM RAILROAD BETWEEN OUGADOUGOU AND ABIDIJAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Burkina Faso(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Burkina Faso

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -2.89854, 11.78406
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 14M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1977

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government And A U. N. Joined Expl. Program.

Comments on development

  • DATA STEMS FROM ONE DRILLHOLE ONLY, FURTHER DRILLING IS TO CONTINUE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, SEPT.77, P.156

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1978 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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