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Yaq Brava Prospect

Prospect in Somalia with commodities Thorium, Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011846
MRDS ID D007000
Record type Site
Current site name Yaq Brava Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 43.2011, 2.11807 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Thorium Primary
Uranium Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 43.2011, 2.11807
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1966
Discoverer U.N.D.P.

Comments on development

  • RADIOACTIVE COLLUVIUM PREVENTED LOCATION OF PRIMARY ORE BODIES BY GROUND RADIOACTIVITY EXPLORATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1970, MINERAL AND GROUNDWATER SURVEY - SOMALIA: UNITED NATIONS REPORT, 133 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION IS LACKING AS TO THE EXACT CLASSIFICATION OF THE DEPOSIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1981 Greenwood, William R. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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