| Deposit ID | 10231811 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7480250006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Biankouma Region Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Foungovesso, Moyango, Sipilou, Biankouma Region, Touaba |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -7.61527, 7.73434 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 350 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cote D'Ivoire(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Cote D'Ivoire |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnierite | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -7.61527, 7.73434 |
|---|
| Thickness | 8M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 8M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 2100HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1971 |
| Mining method | Strip-Hillside |
| Milling method | Pyrometallurgy Unspecified |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Trillion Resources (Sodemi) |
| Interest | 90 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ivory Coast Government |
| Interest | 10 |
| Home office | Ivory Coast |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 600HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7480250006 |
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST.
SEPTEMBER 8, 1978. P.2.
MATHEZ, G. "LES GISEMENTS DE NICKEL LATERITIQUES COTZ
D'IVOIRG (FOUNGOVESSO, MOYANGO, SIPILOU, SYOLA)."
SOCIETE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT MINIER DE LA COTE D'IVOIR
E, RAPPORT NO.324. 1975. PP.23.
METAL BULLETIN MONTHLY. NOVEMBER 1978. P.35.
MINING JOURNAL. DECEMBER 3, 1976. P.441.
MINING JOURNAL. MAY 18, 1979. P.390.
OVERSEAS BUSINESS REPORTS. "MARKETING IN IVORY COAST".
OBR-79-15. MAY 1979. PP.32.
PERON, C. "ATLAS DES INDICES MINERAUX DE LA COTE D'IVOIRE".
SOCIETE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT MINIER DE LA COTE
D'IVOIRE. 1975.
MINING ,MAGAZINE, IVORY COAST NICKEL, IRON ORE, OCT. 1978,
P.429.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE GOVERNMENT OF IVORY COAST GAVE FALCONBRIDGE OF CANADA A CONTRACT TO MINE THE LATERITIC NICKEL DEPOSITS OF THE BIANKOUMA AREA. THE GIVEN COORDINATES ARE OF BIANKOUMA, THE DEPOSIT IS AT ORE NEAR THE TOWN. THERE ARE OTHER HIGHER PRIORITY PROPERTIES WHICH WOULD BE MINED BEFORE THIS ONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-APR-95 | Bleiwas, Donald | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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