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Casamance River Delta

Prospect in Senegal with commodities Titanium, Zirconium
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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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183182
MAS/MILS ID 7440100001
Record type Site
Current site name Casamance River Delta

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -16.74861, 12.57575 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Senegal(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Senegal

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Tertiary
Zirconium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -16.74861, 12.57575
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEKUN GIVES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON RESERVES (1965): "THE CASAMANCE DUNES CONTAIN 500,000 TONS OF CONCENTRATES CARRYING 375,000 TONS OF ILMENITE. GRADES ATTAIN 10%." AND "THE SANDS OF THE CASAMANCE RIVER DELTA NEAR NIAFOUR- ANG AND DIOGUE INCLUDE 600,000 TONS OF HEAVY MINERALS IN CONCENTRATIONS OF 15 %." CO-ORDINATES ARE OF DIOGUE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DEKUN,N. THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA, ELSEVIER PUBL.CO.,

  • Deposit

    NEW YORK, 1965, PP.77,511.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET ND 28-13, SCALE 1:250,00.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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