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Dalan Prospect

Past Producer in Somalia with commodity Tin
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011875
MRDS ID D007047
Record type Site
Current site name Dalan Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 48.81769, 11.08388 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 7 TONS ORE SHIPPED IN 1957

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore

Analytical data

Result 10 LB SN PER CU YD PEGMATITE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro

Nearby scientific data

(1) 48.81769, 11.08388
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N80D
    Dip 70SE
    Length 100M
    Width 2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1955
Discoverer J. E. G. W. Greenwood

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gypsum Industries Ltd.
    Home office Johannesburg
    First year 1957

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GREENWOOD, J. E. G. W., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE LAS KHOREH - ELAYU AREA, ERIGAVO DISTRICT: SOMALILAND BRITISH PROTECTORATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT NO. 3, 36 P.

  • Deposit

    PALLISTER, J. W., 1959, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE: SOMALILAND BRITISH PROTECTORATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES PAMPHLET NO. 2, P. 154-165.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SN CONCENTRATED IN QUARTZ - RICH VEINS WITH MUSCOVITE SELVAGES. 8 VEINS BEAR SN.

Reporter information

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

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