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Wadi Ganchiran

Prospect in Mali with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208071
MAS/MILS ID 7450000002
Record type Site
Current site name Wadi Ganchiran

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: 0.33481, 17.41701 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mali(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Mali

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) 0.33481, 17.41701
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • PHOSPHATE BED 2-2.5 M THICK (COPROLITE WITH BONE REMAINS)- LARGE PART OF PHOSPHATE HORIZON REMOVED BY EROSION GRADE (COPROLITES + SILICIOUS,FERRUGINOUS MATRIX)= 27 % P205 GRADE (COPROLITES ONLY) = 36.75 % P205. LOCATED 15 KM UP WADI GANCHIRAN FROM CONFLUENCE WITH TILEMSI RIVER-CO-ORDINATES OF POINT, 143 KM NNE OF GAO.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP.LTD. A WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOS

  • Deposit

    ITS, LONDON, 2ND ED., 1964, P.14.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1301, SHEET NE 31, SCALE 1:1,000,000

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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