| Deposit ID | 10255683 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7660350001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bingo |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 29.31799, 0.53485 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Congo (Kinshasa)(country)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country |
|---|
| Congo (Kinshasa) |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrochlore | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 29.31799, 0.53485 |
|---|
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| Development status | Plant |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1958 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kivu Mining Co. (Somikivu) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Zaire |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 2300000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2300000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2300000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7660350001 |
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| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 29-AUG-91 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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