Amalgamated Tin Mines

Producer in Nigeria with commodities Tantalum, Tin
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232070
MAS/MILS ID 7530150001
Record type Site
Current site name Amalgamated Tin Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 8.88145, 9.90082 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nigeria(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Nigeria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tantalum Critical Tertiary
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 8.88145, 9.90082

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Amalgamated Tin Mines Of Nigeria Ltd
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE SEPT 1976 TABLE B-1126 MINES ACCOUNTING FOR

  • Deposit

    ALL OUTPUT OTHER THAN COAL

  • Deposit

    E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING 1975, NEW YORK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUN-1996 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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