Tabakoto

Prospect in Mali 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 10207446
MAS/MILS ID 7450000009
Record type Site
Current site name Tabakoto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -10.28186, 13.20067 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mali(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Mali

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -10.28186, 13.20067

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on exploration

  • TWO HOLE DRILLED IN AUGUST OF 1994 INTERSECTED A 30 M ZONE OF STRONG ALTERATION AND RETURNED THE FOLLOWING: (1) T-1: 5.3 M GRADING 4.6 GM/MT AND A FURTHER 3.55 M GRADING 3.7 GM/MT. (2) T-3: COLLARED 50 M ALONG STRIKE FROM T-1 RETURNED 12.8 M OF 3 GM/MT. THE ZONE IS OPEN ALONG STRIKE AND DEPTH. ADDITIONAL HOLE INFO: (1) T-22: 22 M GRADING 10 GM/MT; (2) T-24: 32 M GRADING 7 GM/MT.

Mining district

District name Kenieba Region

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Nevsun Resources Ltd
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, FEB 15, 1995, P 6

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, JUN 26, 2995, P 7

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-MAY-1996 Clarke, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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