Tougue

Occurrence in Guinea with commodities Aluminum, Silica, Ferrosilicon
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094873
MRDS ID DE03174
Record type Site
Current site name Tougue

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -10.94035, 10.43907 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guinea(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Guinea

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Silica, Ferrosilicon Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -10.94035, 10.43907

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCK AGE IS AGE OF PRIMARY HOST ROCK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Soc. Miniere De Participation Guinee-Alusuisse

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 25000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica, Ferrosilicon SiO2 3 wt-pct Silica Minor 1982
    Aluminum Al 47 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK 1978-1979

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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