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Rotifunk

Prospect in Northern, Sierra Leone with commodities Titanium, Metal, Zirconium
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023379
MRDS ID I000274
Record type Site
Current site name Rotifunk

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -12.4986, 8.501 (WGS84)
Relative position 60 KM EAST OF FREETOWN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northern(province)

Sierra Leone(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Sierra Leone Northern

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Rutile Ore
Zircon Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -12.4986, 8.501
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name ?

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Intercontinental Gold And Minerals, Western Australia; Mc Mining, Western Australia; Sierra Leone Mi

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CONTAINED HEAVY MINERALS CONTENT OF DEPOSIT CALCULATED FROM EXPECTED MINE LIFE OF 12 YEARS AND EXPECTED ANNUAL PRODUCTION RATES OF 56,000 T RUTILE, 83,000 T ILMENITE, AND 600 T ZIRCON.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ESTIMATED DEVELOPMENT COSTS ARE A$59 MILLION. PROJECT INCLUDES A WET TREATMENT PLANT AT ROTIFUNK AND A DRY PLANT AT FREETOWN WITH TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN THE TWO PLANT PROVIDED BY BARGE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1989, INDUSTRY IN ACTION: V. 312, NO. 8019, P. 364

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, 1989.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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