Bemanevika

Past Producer in Madagascar with commodities Chromium, Iron
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183186
MAS/MILS ID 7880150002
Record type Site
Current site name Bemanevika

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 47.53437, -17.56364 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madagascar(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Madagascar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 47.53437, -17.56364

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Kraoma
    Home office Malagasy Rep.
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Malagasy Rep.
    Interest 100
    Home office Malagasy Rep.
    Year 1976

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GRADE NOT KNOWN. CR:FE IS 2:1.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIEMS, P. 1975. REPORT ON MALAGASY REP. CHROMITE.

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK. OCT. 14, 1974. ITEM B4633.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING YEARBOOK. 1977. PP. 151-152.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPEN PIT PRODUCING FROM 1969-1974 WHEN PITFACE COLLAPSED. WORKINGS EST. TO CONTAIN 816,000-1,500,000 MT OF ORE. MILL USED TO TREAT ORE FROM ANKAZATOLANA AND BEFANDRIANA OPEN PITS IN 1976. 907 MTPD OUTPUT CAPACITY (48-49% CR2O3)-197,545 MTPY; 80% OF FEED AND OUTPUT IS FROM ANRAZATOLANA, 20% FROM BEFANDRIANA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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