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Sangaredi

Past Producer in Guinea with commodity Aluminum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098106
MRDS ID DE03180
Record type Site
Current site name Sangaredi
Alternate or previous names Boke

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -10.94035, 10.43907
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Boke

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Societe Bauxite Du Midi; Harvey Aluminum

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1959
    Total resources 3000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 60 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1959
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1964
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 50 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1964

Comments on development

  • 1920S DISC. BOKE AREA; 1955 DD AT SANGAREDI; 1957 DEV.; 1960 PROD., 1960 CEASED DUE TO DEV. AGREEMENT PROBLEMS BETWEEN COMPANY; 1973 PROD.RESUME 7 M LT/Y 59% AL2O3

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1953, 1955, 1956.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL JUNE 1977 V. 178, NO. 6, P. 138; AUG 1977 V. 178, NO. 7, P. 83-90.

  • Production

    USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK 1953, 1955, 1956; EAND MJ JUNE 1977, AUG 1977.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SANGAREDI MINE (COMP. BAUXITES DE GUINEE) SHOWS NO CONTACT WITH DOLORITE, PROB. RESULTED FROM SEDIMENTARY TRANSPORT, 100 FT THICK, 1 SQ MI AREA.

Reporter information

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

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