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Arak Canyon

Occurrence in Algeria 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039209
MRDS ID M046787
Record type Site
Current site name Arak Canyon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 4.50156, 22.6666 (WGS84)
Relative position 65 MILES WEST OF TAMANRASSET

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Algeria(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Algeria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 4.50156, 22.6666
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ahaggar Region

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOYAL, MAURICE, 1958, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAHARA: MINING JOUR., V. 250, P. 567

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROMISING SIGNS OF PT IN TWO PLACERS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1977 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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