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Haduya

Occurrence in Somalia with commodity Platinum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038980
MRDS ID M046478
Record type Site
Current site name Haduya
Alternate or previous names Haduya - Tug Had

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 45.86365, 6.06475 (WGS84)
Relative position NE SIDE OF HADUYA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE SAMPLE PORTION ASSAYED .040 02 PT/TON. ONLY ONE PORTION OF SAMPLE OUT OF TWO CONTAINED PLATINUM GROUP METALS.

Analytical data

Result ASSAYED SAMPLE = .040 OZ PT/TON

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 45.86365, 6.06475
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Quartz Lenses In Slates

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years SAMPLE COLLECTED IN 1928

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOMALILAND AGRIC. AND GEOL. DEPT. ANN. REPT., 1929, P. 5

  • Deposit

    IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, 1936, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS: IMP. INST. 2ND ED., LONDON, P. 42

  • Deposit

    QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG, STUTTGART, P. 136

  • Production

    IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, 1936

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1976 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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