Mayombe

Prospect in Congo (Brazzaville) with commodities Gold, Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038678
MRDS ID M046095
Record type Site
Current site name Mayombe
Alternate or previous names Kakamdeka, Dimonika, Tchibouka - Matadi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 12.06809, -4.13142 (WGS84)
Relative position 100 KM NORTH OF POINTE NOIRE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Congo (Brazzaville)(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Congo (Brazzaville)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • A PLATINUM - LIKE MINERAL

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) 12.06809, -4.13142

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COSSON, J., 1955, NOTICE EXPLICATIVE... CARTE GEOL., GOV'T., L'AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE FRANCIAISE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Snyder, Walter S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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