M'Banga

Prospect in Niamey, Niger with commodity Gold
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134732
MAS/MILS ID 7510550010
Record type Site
Current site name M'Banga

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 2.08478, 13.55617 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Niamey(province)

Niger(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Niger Niamey

Comments on the location information

  • MILS LAT/LONG FOR THE CITY OF NIAMEY. PROPERTY IS LOCATED 50KM WEST OF CITY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 2.08478, 13.55617

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1994

Mining district

District name Niamey

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Imperial Metals Corp.
    Interest 60
    Year 1996
    First year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Niger Government
    Interest 20
    Home office Niger
    Year 1996
    First year 1996

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 01/05/96, P6, "INC AND SUMITOMO IN NIGER".

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-APR-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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