Romano

Occurrence in Congo (Brazzaville) with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003780
MRDS ID AD00111
Record type Site
Current site name Romano

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 12.95031, -4.48278 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Congo (Brazzaville)(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Congo (Brazzaville)

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR KIMONGO, ABOUT 100 KM NE OF POINTE-NOIRE; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATABASE ARE FOR KIMONGO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Mossouva Series
    Rock description Mossouva Series

Nearby scientific data

(1) 12.95031, -4.48278

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Crest Of Small Platform

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name District De Dolisie

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BAUD, L. 1956. LES GISEMENT ET INDICES DE MANGANESE DE L'AFRIQUE EQUATORIAL FRANCAISE. MANGANESO, MEXICO, 2: 9-38

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Bolton, B.R.; Pracejus, B.M. Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

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