Bauxite - Cameroon

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110364
MRDS ID W001833
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite - Cameroon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 13.00144, 7.00104 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cameroon(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Cameroon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 13.00144, 7.00104

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BELINGA, S., 1968, COMPOSITION MINERALOGIQUE DES BAUXITES DE L'ADAMAOUA (CAMEROUN): ANN. FAC. SCI. CAMEROUN, YAOUNDE, NO. 2, PP. 59-76, ILLUS.

  • Deposit

    -------, 1968, ETUDE PETROGRAPHIQUE DES BAUXITES DU NGAOUDAL ET DE MINIM-MARTAP DANS L'ADAMAOUA (CAMEROUN): ANN. FAC. SCI. CAMEROUN, YAOUNDE, NO. 1, PP. 55-68, ILLUS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BAUXITE DERIVED FROM ALTERATION OF BASALTIC ROCKS WITH OLIVINE AND PHENOCRYSTS OF FELDSPAR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1973 Bannigan, Jane L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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