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Putu Hills Mt. Jedeh

Prospect in Grand Gedeh, Liberia with commodity Iron
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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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207796
MAS/MILS ID 7650200001
Record type Site
Current site name Putu Hills Mt. Jedeh

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -8.17638, 5.64699 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grand Gedeh(province)

Liberia(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Liberia Grand Gedeh

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -8.17638, 5.64699
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bong Mining
    Interest 100
    Home office Liberia
    Year 1976

Comments on the ownership information

  • IN 1974 BONG MINING CO. (OWNED 67.5 % BY EXPLORATION UND BERGBAU OF W.GERMANY) WAS TRYING TO INTEREST JAPANESE COMPANIES (NICHIMEN, SUMITOMO SHOJI AND HIPPON STEEL) IN 50% INTEREST IN PROJECT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES SAID TO BE SEVERAL HUNDRED MILLION TONS AT 39% FE IN 1974.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    NEW YORK, 1965, P.260.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, OCT.1976, P.96.

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK, ITEM B2802,MAY 20,1974.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. MAP OF THE JUAZOHN QUADRANGLE,LIBERIA, U.S.GEOL.SURVEY

  • Deposit

    , 1977, MAP I-779-D, SCALE 1:250,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE MOSTLY MAGNETIC ITABIRITE, FINE GRAINED, THINLY LAMINATED. MAJOR STRUCTURE APPEARS TO BE A MONOCLINAL LENSE, ITABIRITE FORMS CLIFFS 30-60 M HIGH FEAS. STUDY WAS TO BE STARTED IN OCT. 1974. PLANNED CAPACITY OF 7,256,000 MTPY PELLETS. ITABIRITE OCCURS ALONG 16 KM NE-SW STRIKE OF JIDE MTN., CO-ORDINATES ARE OF APPROX. CENTER OF STRIKE, ABOUT 7 KM NW OF PELOKENN TOWN, 120 KM NE OF GREENVILLE.

Reporter information

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

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