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Mt. Klahoyo

Prospect in Cote D'Ivoire with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255706
MAS/MILS ID 7480250005
Record type Site
Current site name Mt. Klahoyo

Comments on the site names

  • FORMERLY MT. KLAHOYO(BANGALO).

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -7.47857, 7.16108 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cote D'Ivoire(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Cote D'Ivoire

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Amphibole Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyroxene Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -7.47857, 7.16108
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 100M
    Length 1600M
    Width 500M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Date of Last Modification 860708

Comments on the geologic information

  • IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE MONT KLAHOYO IRON FORMATIONS WERE DEPOSITED CHEMICALLY IN A VOLCANIC ENVIRONMENT AS A SILICEOUS IRON FORMATION WITH VOLCANISM THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF IRON AND SILICA. METAMORPHISM CONVERTED THE SILICEOUS IRON FORMATION TO A COARSE-GRAINED, QUARTZ-MAGNETITE- SILICATE IRON FORMATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1927

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner British Steel Corp.
    Interest 22
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Union Siderurgique Du Nord Et De L'Est De La France
    Interest 11
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Hoogvens Ijmuiden B. V.
    Interest 11
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pickands Mather And Co. International
    Interest 4
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Societe Pour Le Develop. Miner De La Cote D'Ivoire
    Interest 6
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Nippon Steel Ltd.
    Interest 11
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sumi Metal Co. Ltd
    Interest 10
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Eastern Atlantic Iron Ore Co. Ltd.
    Interest 20
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner West Africa Iron Ore Co. Ltd
    Interest 5
    Year 1982

Comments on the production information

  • IN ADDITION TO THE $1.71 MILLING COST, THERE IS A $9.39 SMELTING COST FOR PELLETIZATION OF PRODUCT A. THE ESTIMATED FINAL PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION IS AS FOLLOWS: EUROPE 50.6%, JAPAN 40%, AFRICA 4.9% AND USA 4.5%.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Measured 670000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 670000000mt ore
    Total resources 670000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 36 wt-pct Iron Major 1981

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 51
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 12
    Capacity 76900
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 2.53
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 333
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • MT. KLAHOYO IS CURRENTLY A NON-PRODUCING PROPERTY. THE COST AND CAPACITY INFORMATION IS ESTIMATED FOR THE YEAR 1997 WHEN THE PROPERTY IS EXPECTED TO BE IN FULL PRODUCTION. THE EXPECTED FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION IS 1995.
  • THE ORE WILL BE TRANSPORTED AS SLURRY IN A 330 KM PIPE- LINE TO THE PORT OF SAN PEDRO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    SCHMIDT, R.C. AND KENNEDY, B.E., GEOLOGY OF THE MONT KLAHOYO

  • Reserve-Resource

    IRON ORE DEPOSIT, IVORY COAST, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS

  • Reserve-Resource

    OF AIME, PRESENTED AIME ANNUAL MEETING FEBRUARY, 1979.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1995 Bolis U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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