Korki Khourki

Prospect in Niamey, Niger with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305165
MAS/MILS ID 7510550004
Record type Site
Current site name Korki Khourki

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 0.43478, 14.50052 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Niamey(province)

Niger(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Niger Niamey

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Molybdenum Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 0.43478, 14.50052

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOLLY,J.L.W., TRIP REPORT: MALI,NIGER,NIGERIA, KENYA AND

  • Deposit

    ZAMBIA, DEC.1,1977,USBM INTL. DATA AND ANALYSIS, WASH.,

  • Deposit

    D.C., P.13.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET ND 31-5,SCALE 1:250,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MOLYBDENUM SHOWINGS MENTIONED N OF TERA BY DEKUN (1965). CODED CO-ORDINATES ARE OF VILLAGE OF KOURKI, 18 KM NW OF TERA AND 205 KM NW OF NIAMEY. IT IS ABOUT 50 KM SOUTH OF MALI BORDER. UNDP MEMO OF 1970 DESCRIBES MO FIND 2 TO 4 KMS IN LENGTH AND 1 KM WIDE WITH MO GRADE INCREASING TO 0.1% AT DEPTH OF 335 M (AS FAR AS THEY DRILLED). COPPER GRADE IS MIXED BUT VERY LOW GRADE. OTHER COPPER DEPOSITS WERE FOUND NEARER THE MALI BORDER. THE MO DEPOSIT WAS CONSIDERED OF ECONOMIC GRADE BY UNDP EXPECIALLY IF CU DEPOSITS IN AREA COULD BE DEVELOPED ALONG WITH IT.

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.