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Alio Ghelle Prospect

Prospect in Somalia with commodities Thorium, Uranium
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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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096852
MRDS ID D006998
Record type Site
Current site name Alio Ghelle Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 43.66776, 2.48469 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Thorium Primary
Uranium Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Coffinite Ore
Pitchblende Ore
Thorite Ore
Barite Gangue
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Galena Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Sphene Gangue

Analytical data

Result URANIUM OXIDE, 0.13 TO 0.14 PERCENT
Result THORIUM OXIDE AVERAGES 3.30 PERCENT.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 43.66776, 2.48469
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form OTHER: INVERTED CUP
    Thickness 50M
    Length 150M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRELIMINARY PB AGES INDICATE 90 M.Y. AGE OF MINERALIZATION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1966
Discoverer U.N.D.P.

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED BY ENTE NAZIONALE IDROCARBORI IN 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 MAJOR BODIETIZED ROCK ZONE. BOUT 35 NE; SW BODY DIPS ABOUT 25 SW. TH AND U IN ALBITIZED ROCK ZONE. MAY OVERLIE SYENITE PLUTON
Deposit IF CRETACEOUS AGE OF MINERALIZATION IS CORRECT POSSIBLY HAVE TARGETS IN STRUCTURAL HIGHS IN MESOZOIC ROCKS. MAY ALSO HAVE PONDED URANIUM DEPOSITS IN MOATS MARGINAL TO HIGHS. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

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