Sierra Rutile

Producer in Sierra Leone with commodity Titanium
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. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001251
MRDS ID TC00505
Record type District
Current site name Sierra Rutile
Alternate or previous names Sherbro Island, Gbangbama, Mogbwemo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -12.3319, 7.66776 (WGS84)
Relative position SEVERAL DEPOSITS MOSTLY ON NE FLANK OF GBANGBAMA HILLS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra Leone(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Sierra Leone

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -12.3319, 7.66776

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1954
Year of first production 1963

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner NORD RESOURCES (SIERRA RUTILE)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAUFUSS, W., 1973, STRUCTUR ... SIERRA LEONE (WEST AFRICA) [IN GERMAN]: GEOL. JAHRBUCH, V. D5, P. 3-52.

  • Deposit

    LYND, L.E., 1985, TITANIUM IN MINERAL FACTS AND PROBLEMS (1985): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 675, P. 859-880.

Beyond USGS

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