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Prospect in Madagascar with commodities Gold, Platinum
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039052
MRDS ID M046581
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed
Alternate or previous names Vatana ? River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 48.3344, -19.39681 (WGS84)
Relative position 42 MILES WEST OF VATOMANDRY, 68 MILES SE OF TANANARIVE
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Geographic areas

Country
Madagascar

Comments on the location information

  • SUSPECT BESAIRE'S OCCURRENCE TO BE SAME AS LACROIX'S ON THE VATANA NEAR AMBIA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 48.3344, -19.39681
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Manampontsy Area

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M046581

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BESAIRIE, 1964, MADAGASCAR CARTE GEOLOGIQUE, 1:1000000: MADAGASCAR SERVICE GEOLOGIQUE, SHEET 2

  • Deposit

    LACROIX, 1913, MINERALOGIE DE LA FRANCE: LIBRAIRIE POLYTECHNIQUE V. 5, P. 55

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1976 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey