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Biankouma District

Prospect in Cote D'Ivoire with commodity Nickel
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  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. Mining district
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000596
MRDS ID ISM0220
Record type District
Current site name Biankouma District
Alternate or previous names Sipilou Deposit, Foungouesso Deposit, Moyango-Lefoi Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -7.59857, 7.71774 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 40 KM OF N OF MAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cote D'Ivoire(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Cote D'Ivoire

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -7.59857, 7.71774
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1975

Mining district

District name BIANKOUMA DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIBLEY, S.F., 1983, NICKEL, IN U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK 1982, V. I, METALS AND MINERALS: WASHINGTO-N, D.C., U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 619-633.

  • Deposit

    IVORY COAST MINISTERE DES MINES, 1983, SODEMI--RAPPORT ANNUEL 1982: ABIDJAN, SOCIETE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT MINI-ER DE LA COTE D'IVOIRE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 FOOSE, MICHAEL P. U.S. Geological Survey

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