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Ofalikine, Mali

Occurrence in Mali with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079681
MRDS ID W029756
Record type Site
Current site name Ofalikine, Mali

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 0.10149, 15.25046 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mali(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Mali

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore
Goethite Gangue
Mica Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 0.10149, 15.25046
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip SECONDARY ENRICHMENT, WEATHERING

Comments on the geologic information

  • TWO LAYERS RICH IN MN IN A DETRITIC SEQUENCE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: OCCURENCE SEEMS TO BE TWO SMALL FOR MINING ACTIVITY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDRITZKY, 1976, INTERNAL REPORT: BGR.

  • Deposit

    1976 , GEOLMAP , BGR, EVALUATION OF MN-OCCURENCE

  • Deposit

    1976 , GEOCHEM , BGR, EVALUATION OF BASEMETAL INDICES

  • Reserve-Resource

    BGR, 1976 INTERNAL REPORT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1978 Krauss, Ulrich H. U.S. Geological Survey

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