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Hahotoe-Kpogame

Producer in Togo with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256229
MAS/MILS ID 7520200001
Record type Site
Current site name Hahotoe-Kpogame
Alternate or previous names Hahatoe/Kpogame, Akoumape Lome, Lome, Akoumape, Benin Mines

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 1.38475, 6.36781 (WGS84)
Elevation 5
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Togo(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Togo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Collophane Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 1.38475, 6.36781
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 04S
    Thickness 4M
    Area 1666HA
    Depth to top 15M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Strike And Dip N45E:04S
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 15
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1666
    Date of Last Modification 830505

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1952
Mining method Strip-Level
Year of first production 1961
Milling method Washing

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Togolaise Des Mines De Benin (Cotomib- Togo Gov'Nt)
    Interest 100
    Home office Togo
    Year 1985

Comments on the ownership information

  • MINERAL HOLDINGS ARE UNDER GOVT OF TOGO

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Description 1508000 Mt Of Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 1508000mt
  • Year 1975
    Description 1161000 Mt Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 1161000mt
  • Year 1976
    Description 20680000 Mt Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 2068000mt
  • Year 1977
    Description 2857000 Mt Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 2857000mt
  • Year 1978
    Description 2827000 Mt Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 2827000mt
  • Year 1980
    Description 5220000 Mt Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 5220000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description 2100000 Mt Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 2100000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description 2700000 Mt Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 2700000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description 2300000 Mt Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 2300000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description 2400000 Mt Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 2400000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description 2600000 Mt Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 2600000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TWO SEPARATE RESERVE FIGURES ARE BASED ON TWO DIFFERENT REFERENCES.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 2170HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 15
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 4
    Capacity 18182
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Year of Information 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    WORLD MINING, MAJOR PHOSPHATE PLANS RUINED BY POOR ECONOMY,

  • Reserve-Resource

    OCTOBER 1981, P. 80.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1988 P.410

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, SHOVEL PRETEST STRIPPING OF TOGO PHOSPHATE,

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JUNE 1976, P. 287, 290.

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, TOGO, MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1978-79, WORLD REVIEW.

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, TOGO, MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1980.

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, TOGO, WORLD MINING CATALOG, SURVEY AND DIRECTORY,

  • Deposit

    NO. 1980.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP., TOGO, PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM,

  • Deposit

    NO. 100, 1979.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP., WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS,

  • Deposit

    1980, P. 121-124.

  • Deposit

    DEVOTO, R. H. AND D. N. STEVENS (EDITORS), URANIFEROUS

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHATE RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS OF URANIUM

  • Deposit

    RECOVERY FROM PHOSPHATE RESOURCES, UNITED STATES AND

  • Deposit

    FREE WORLD, VOL. 1, 1979, P. 431, 432.

  • Deposit

    DEKUN, N. THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA, ELSEVIER PUBL.

  • Deposit

    CO., NEW YORK, 1965, PP. 572-573.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCES EVALUATION PROGRAM (IUREP),

  • Deposit

    NO. 28, TOGO, AIEA, VIENNA, 1980.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, DEC. 1972.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, APRIL 1974.

  • Deposit

    SHEKARCHI, E. AND HORSE, D., NOTES ON FIELD TRIP TO IVORY

  • Deposit

    COAST, TOGO, SENEGAL AND MOROCCO, USBM INTL. DATA AND

  • Deposit

    ANALYSIS, WASH., D.C., PP. 8-10.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, DEC. 1975, P. 80.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, MAY 1974.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1984 P.411

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1985 P.454

  • Deposit

    ITERNATIONAL MINING, AUGUST 1987 , P.96

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-1995 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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