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Touré, Tillabéry Department, Niger
Latitude: 13°34'17"N
Longitude: 1°25'43"E
Longitude: 1°25'43"E
A fairly big site of artisanal gold mining just south of the Sirba River. The gold either occurs as nuggets in lateritic soil or as minute grains in quartz veins. Host rocks are metabasalts of Birimian age. In 1998, an up to 2 m wide vein of massive cuprite with high gold, silver, arsenic and tellurium grades was found.
Mineral List
| Arsenopyrite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Covellite | Cuprite Digenite Goethite Gold | Gold var: Electrum Hematite Malachite Pyrite | Silver |
13 entries listed. 12 valid minerals.
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References
- Abdou, A., Bonnot, H. et al. (1998): Notice explicative des Cartes Géologiques du Liptako à 1/100 000 et 1/200 000.- Ministère des Mines et de l‘Energie, République du Niger; 64 pages.
- Hampel, W. (1999): Geology and Mineralisation of the Tialkam Permit, Liptako/Niger – Final Report.- For GeoServices Int. & Anglo American Corp.; 20 pp. with 14 maps and 19 annexes.
- http://www.exploration-consultant.com/html/body_gold_exploration_liptako_niger.html
- Hampel, W. (1999): Geology and Mineralisation of the Tialkam Permit, Liptako/Niger – Final Report.- For GeoServices Int. & Anglo American Corp.; 20 pp. with 14 maps and 19 annexes.
- http://www.exploration-consultant.com/html/body_gold_exploration_liptako_niger.html
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