Taolanaro

Producer in Madagascar with commodity Zirconium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000787
MRDS ID ISM0637
Record type District
Current site name Taolanaro
Alternate or previous names Fort Daupin Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 47.00115, -24.99648 (WGS84)
Relative position SITUATED IN THE SE CORNER OF THE ISLAND. PRECISE LOCATIONS OF DEPOSITS NOT KNOWN. DEPOSITS ARE KNOWN TO OCCUR FROM TAMATAVE TO SOUTH OF TAOLANARO DISTRICT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madagascar(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Madagascar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zirconium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 47.00115, -24.99648

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description COASTAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Year of first production 1958
Year of last production 1967

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner GOVERNMENT OF MALAGASY
    Interest 51
  • Type Owner
    Owner QIT-FER ET TITANE INC.
  • Type Operator
    Owner QIT-FER ET TITANE INC.
    Interest 51

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARTLE, W.W., 1988, THE MADAGASCAR MINERAL SANDS PROJECT-ITS IMPACT ON THE MARKET: IN CLARKE, G.M., (ED) 85H INDUSTRIAL MINERALS INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS. METAL BULLETIN PLC, LONDON, P. 82-87.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.