Sabodala

Prospect in Senegal 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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207989
MAS/MILS ID 7440000001
Record type Site
Current site name Sabodala

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -17.4486, 14.75061 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Senegal(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Senegal

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -17.4486, 14.75061

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bureau De Recherches Geologiques Et Minieres (BRGM)
    Interest 50.6
    Home office France
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Senegales Government
    Interest 49.4
    Home office Senegal
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Inferred 2900000mt ore
    Total resources 2900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.36 g/mt Gold Major 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, P. 225 (OCT. 1993).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-OCT-96 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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