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Unnamed Bauxite Occurrence

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090859
MRDS ID D007072
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Bauxite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 43.50109, 3.00133 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION GIVEN IS A REPREPENTATIVE POINT, UNSURVEYED

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 43.50109, 3.00133
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • NO WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1970, MINERAL AND GROUNDWATER SURVEY - SOMALIA: UNITED NATIONS REPORT, 133

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UNDERLIES PART OF QUADRANGLE, SEVERAL HORIZONS OF BRINE TO BE EXPECTED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1981 Greenwood, William R. U.S. Geological Survey

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