Fenerive

Occurrence in Madagascar with commodities Platinum, Gold, Iron

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10038688
MRDS ID	M046106
Record type	Site
Current site name	Fenerive

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	49.41771, -17.33028 (WGS84)
Relative position	NORTHEAST OF FENERIVE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madagascar(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Madagascar

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Platinum Critical	Tertiary
Gold	Tertiary
Iron	Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

ASSOCIATED WITH GOLD IN SMALL ROUNDED GRAINS COATED WITH IRON OXIDE. TOTAL BETWEEN 1909 - 1911 1 TROY OZ

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1)	49.41771, -17.33028	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M046106

Bibliographic references

Deposit

A. LACROIX; LE PLATIVE A MADAGASCAR; SOL FRAN CAISE DE MIN, BUL #6, 1918 PP 98 - 99
Deposit

BULL. DES MINES DE MADAGASCAR; OUT., 1924, NO 22, P. 162.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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