Bisichi Tin Bukuru Operations

Producer in Nigeria with commodities Niobium (Columbium), 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. Workings at the site
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304816
MAS/MILS ID 7530150002
Record type Site
Current site name Bisichi Tin Bukuru Operations
Alternate or previous names Bisichi Tinbukuru Operations

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 8.85145, 9.76083 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nigeria(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Nigeria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 8.85145, 9.76083

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Bisichi Tin Co (Nigeria) Ltd
    Year 1976

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TOTAL COMPANY RESERVE,1973: 12,840 MT SNO2,4940 MT NB205,903 MT FUNDING CHANGED FROM "N" TO "F" ON RECOMMENDATION OF COMMODITY SPECIALIST.(TIN) CB & TA ADDED AS "C" ALSO ON COMMOD SPEC. RECOM.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Capacity 4000
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER 76/77 MILLER FREEMAN PUB SAN FRANCISCO,

  • Deposit

    P 122

  • Deposit

    E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING 1975, NEW YORK NEW YO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALLUVIAL MINING: GRAVEL PUMP, SLUICING,CONC TONS ORE MILLED ), TIN CONC 280 (LT), COLUMBITE (1973)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-1995 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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