Tonkolili

Prospect in Sierra Leone with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica
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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183192
MAS/MILS ID 7470100003
Record type Site
Current site name Tonkolili

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -11.69859, 8.97597 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra Leone(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Sierra Leone

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -11.69859, 8.97597

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEKUN SAYS 170,000,000 TONS AT 56% FE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DEKUN,N. THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA, ELSEVIER PUBL.

  • Deposit

    CO., NEW YORK, 1965, P.84,250.

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES, DEPT.OF ECON.AND SOC.

  • Deposit

    AFFAIRS, UNITED NATIONALS, NEW YORK, 1970, P.85.

  • Deposit

    DMA MAP SERIES 1501, SHEET NC 29.13, SCALE 1:250,000.

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.