Udegi Odegi

Unknown in Nigeria with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Tin
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183136
MAS/MILS ID 7530150013
Record type Site
Current site name Udegi Odegi

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 7.88475, 8.33424 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nigeria(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Nigeria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Secondary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 7.88475, 8.33424

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Sumitomo Metal Mining
    Year 1973
    First year 1973
    Last year 1973
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Mitsubushi Corp.
    Year 1973
    First year 1973
    Last year 1973
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Tin And Associated Minerals
    Year 1976
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Quebec Iron And Titanium
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Measured 2720000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2720000mt ore
    Total resources 2720000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Niobium (Columbium) Cb2O5 0.1 wt-pct Niobium (Columbium) Major 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK. JUNE 4, 1973. A2915.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPER-

  • Deposit

    ATIONS. 1978. MCGRAW-HILL. N. Y. P. 321.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. OCT.1975. THIS MONTH IN MIN-

  • Deposit

    ING IN NIGERIA.

  • Deposit

    T. A. M. LTD. PLAN OF ODEGI-AGWAZO AREA. SCALE 1:10,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROJECT JOINED BY SUMITOMO AND MITSUBUSHI IN 1973. OCT. 1975-SUMITOMO AND MITSUBUSHI WITHDREW FROM PROJECT DUE TO DECLINE IN PROFITABILITY BECAUSE OF LIMITS ON PRODUCTION CAPACITY (WAS 20 STPD OF CONCS IN 1973). TRIED TO RAISE IT TO 50 STPD BUT REACHED ONLY 40 STPD. AT 1973 CAP. OF 400 MTPY CONC. THE CONCENTRATE GRADE WAS 74% OF CB2O5 AND TA2O5 AT A RATIO OF 12:1 CB:TA LOCATED 24 KM SW OF NASSARAWA. OPEN PIT-SINGLE BENCH. MINING SINCE 1946. ORE CAPACITY 1,500 ST ORE PD (ASSUMED TO PRODUCE 40 STPD CONCS).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JAN-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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