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Tougue

Occurrence in Guinea with commodity Aluminum
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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. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022550
MRDS ID DE03146
Record type Site
Current site name Tougue

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -10.94035, 10.43907 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guinea(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Guinea

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -10.94035, 10.43907
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Government And Alusuisse

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 44 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 2000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 45 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1983

Comments on development

  • 1974 DEV.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DE KUN, NICOLAS, 1965, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA: AMSTERDAM, ELSEVIER PUBLISHING CO., 740 P.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK 1974.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

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