Bitjabe

Prospect in Togo with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Sulfur
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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304757
MAS/MILS ID 7520050001
Record type Site
Current site name Bitjabe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 0.58476, 9.31759 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Togo(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Togo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 0.58476, 9.31759

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES, DEPT. OF ECON.AND SOCIAL

  • Deposit

    AFFAIRS, UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., 1970, P.70.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET NC 31-9, SCALE 1:250,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HEMATITE DEPOSIT BEDDED IN SCHISTS,SANDSTONES AND CONGLOMERATES OF BUEM SERIES. CO-ORDINATES ARE OF TOWN OF BITJABE, 24 KM NW OF BASSARI.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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