| Deposit ID | 10159001 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7460530001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tougue |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -11.66528, 11.4341 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 850 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tougue(province)
Guinea(country)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Guinea | Tougue |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gibbsite | Unknown |
| Goethite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -11.66528, 11.4341 |
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| Area | 100HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Touge |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government Of Guinea |
| Interest | 51 |
| Home office | Guinea |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alusuisse (Swiss Aluminum Ltd.) |
| Interest | 49 |
| Home office | Switzerland |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Somiga |
| Home office | Guinea |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 4000000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7460530001 |
FOCUS ON MEMBER COUNTRIES-THE PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY
REPUBLIC OF GUINEA, 1979, P.35-40.
PATTERSON, S.H., WORLD BAUXITE RESERVES AND ALUMINUM
RESOURCES, U.S.G.S. BULL. NO. 1228,1967,P.84.
ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR DEVELOIPMENT CORP. SURVEY OF PLANNED
INCREASES IN BAUXITE, ALUMINA AND ALUMINUM CAPACITIES,
1974-1979, LONDON, 1974, P.55.
AFRICA GUIDE, 1978, AFRICA GUIDE COMPANY, ESSEX, ENGLAND,
1977, P.148.
DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET NC 29-1, SCALE 1:250,000.
INTERNATIONAL BAUXITE ASSOCIATION QUARTERLY REVIEW, VOL.2,
NO. 2, DEC. 1976.
KORA VYVETRIIANIA, VYP.15, AKADEMIA NAUK U.S.S.R., INSTITUT
GEOLOGII RUDNYCH MESTOROZHDENIJ, PETROGRAFII, MINERALOGII,
I GEOCHIMII.
MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1976, P.1242-1243.
SELIVERSTOV, Y.P., SURFICIAL DEPOSITS AND TOPOGRAPHY IN AN
AREA OF RECENT LATERITE FORMATION IN THE SOUTHWESTERN
SAHARA PLATFORM, 1978.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 29-DEC-94 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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