Poura Mine, Poura Department, Balé Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Fasoi
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Poura Mine | Mine |
Poura Department | Department |
Balé Province | Province |
Boucle du Mouhoun Region | Region |
Burkina Faso | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
11° 35' 35'' North , 2° 46' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
18964
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18964:7
GUID (UUID V4):
96344df1-b60f-4843-bd0a-3a036f8335cd
A gold mine located 160 km SW of Ouagadougou.
Started in 1959 and closed in 1966.
Reopened October 1984.
Owned by Société de Recherche Minière.
Reserves est. 20,000 kg Au (1984).
Now closed due to low prices.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au References: |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poura-mine |
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Wikidata ID: | Q7235702 |
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