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Mt. Ahito

Prospect in Togo with commodity Chromium
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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. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255767
MAS/MILS ID 7520100001
Record type Site
Current site name Mt. Ahito

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -0.93185, 7.25935 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Togo(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Togo

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES ARE OF MT.AHITO 40 KM SW OF ATAKPAME. SILICEOUS SERPENTINITE OCCURING IN METAMORPHICS.INTERLAYERED WITH CHLORITE SCHISTS. MAGNETITE AND CHROME-PICOTITE DISSEMINATED IN 0.9-3.1 M THICK LENSES OF SERPENTINITE.PRIMARY ORE CONTAINS 39-42% CR2O3(CR:FE OF 3:1) AND ELUVIAL ORES CONTAIN 41-43%CR2O3.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -0.93185, 7.25935
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CHROME-PICOTITE DISSEMINATED IN SERPENTINITE 39-42% CR2O3 IN PRIMARY ORE 41-43% CR2O3 IN SOILS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1965
    Demonstrated 45000mt ore
    Total resources 45000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 41 wt-pct Chromium Major 1965

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    DE KUN,N.THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA.ELSEVIER PUBL.CO.,

  • Reserve-Resource

    LONDON,1965,P.421.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501.SHEET NB 31-1.SCALE 1:250,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CHROME-PICOTITE DISSEMINATED IN SERPENTINITE 39-42% CR2O3 IN PRIMARY ORE 41-43% CR2O3 IN SOILS LATITUDE WAS INCORRECT. WAS LISTED AS N0715E0. CHANGED E TO 3

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-AUG-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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