| Deposit ID | 10183440 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7450000001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Western Mali Bauxites |
| Alternate or previous names | South Kenieba, Balea, West Bamako |
| Geographic coordinates: | -11.41527, 12.61742 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1000 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mali(country)
| Country |
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| Mali |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anatase | Unknown |
| Boehmite | Unknown |
| Gibbsite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| (1) | -11.41527, 12.61742 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mali Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Mali |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 550000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 820000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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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 | 7450000001 |
MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1980, P. 533.
UNITED NATIONS, 1972, NONFERROUS METALS, SURVEY OF
PRODUCTION AND POTENTIAL IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, P.78.
MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1970.
PATTERSON,S.H. WORLD BAUXITE RESERVES AND ALUMINUM RESOURCES
,U.S.G.S. BULL. NO. 1228,1967, P.86.
ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR DEVELOPMENT CORP., SURVEY OF PLANNED
WORLD INCREASES IN BAUXITE, ALUMINA AND ALUMINUM CAPACIT-
IES, LONDON, 1974, P.58.
METALS SOURCEBOOK, ITEM A5405, DEC. 24,1973.
DEKUN,N. THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA, ELSEVIER PUBL.CO.,
NEW YORK, 1965, PP.79,306.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LATEST INFORMATION (1973) SAID THAT CHEMOKOMPLEX & ALUTERV OF HUNGARY WERE COMMISSIONED TO STUDY FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING THE BAUXITIC LATERITE DEPOSITS IN W.MALI. MUCH AREA AND MANY INDIVIDUAL DEPOSITS ARE INVOLVED IN REPORTING ON"WESTERN MALI"BAUXITES. DE KUN MENTIONS 3 AREAS: SANGALEN AND FANTOFA IN SATADOUGOU COUNTRY FROM FELLO-KEREWAN PLATEAU AND TEMBENE TO THE SENEGAL BORDER, KOULOUBA( NEAR BAMAKO) AND MPEBOUGOU IN SEGOU DISTRICT. (FURTHER TO THE EAST). CO-ORDINATES ARE OF SATADOUGUE-TINTIBA, 370 KM WEST OF BAMAKO. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Rfb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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