Guma Water

Past Producer in Sierra Leone with commodities Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Osmium
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038324
MRDS ID M045656
Record type Site
Current site name Guma Water

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -13.1986, 8.3713 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/2 MILES NNE OF NO. 2 VILLAGE. YORK-FREETOWN AREA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra Leone(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Sierra Leone

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Palladium Critical Secondary
Iridium Critical Secondary
Osmium Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -13.1986, 8.3713

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SEE FREETOWN LAYERED BASIC INTRUSIVE RECORD ; HR.AGE.MV: ALLUVIAL GRAVELS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Freetown Layered Basic Complex

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POLLET, J.D., 1931, PLAT. MIN. IN SIERRA TEONE ENG. AND MIN. JOURN. VOL. 132, P. 407

  • Deposit

    JUNNER, N.R. (1930), GEO AND MIN RES. OF SIERRA TEONE, MIN. MAG VOL. 42, PP. 73-82

  • Deposit

    PLAT AND ALLIED METALS, MIN. RESOUR. DEPT. BRIT. IMP. INST.

  • Deposit

    DIXEY, F. 1922, NORITE OF SIERRA TEONE, QUART. JOUR. GEO. SOC. V. 78, 299-346

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1975 Gray, Floyd U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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