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Banou, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso


Alternative Names:Banou, Bounou
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Bagassi Department, Balé Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso
Region:Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso
Latitude:11° 46' 0" N
Longitude:3° 22' 0" W
Lat/Long (dec):11.76667,-3.36667
Köppen climate type:Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Feature ID:2362829
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2362829:4
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Bagassi, Bagassi Department, BalĂ© Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso11° 44' 24" N3° 17' 54" W8.0km (5.0 miles)
Filon 67 pit, NyafĂ© gold deposit, Bana Department, BalĂ© Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso11° 53' 49" N3° 25' 41" W16.0km (9.9 miles)
NyafĂ© South pit, NyafĂ© gold deposit, Bana Department, BalĂ© Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso11° 53' 54" N3° 25' 55" W16.3km (10.1 miles)
NyafĂ© Center pit, NyafĂ© gold deposit, Bana Department, BalĂ© Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso11° 54' 1" N3° 25' 42" W16.3km (10.1 miles)
NyafĂ© North pit, NyafĂ© gold deposit, Bana Department, BalĂ© Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso11° 54' 9" N3° 25' 26" W16.4km (10.2 miles)
NyafĂ© gold deposit, Bana Department, BalĂ© Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso11° 54' 11" N3° 25' 38" W16.6km (10.3 miles)
Fofina deposit, Yaho Department, BalĂ© Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso11° 53' 33" N3° 28' 5" W17.9km (11.1 miles)
Siou deposit, Mouhoun Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso11° 57' 14" N3° 16' 42" W22.9km (14.3 miles)
Yaho deposit, Yaho Department, BalĂ© Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso11° 54' 23" N3° 31' 23" W23.1km (14.3 miles)
Wona-Kona gold deposit (Mana Mine), Kona Department, Mouhoun Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso11° 59' 36" N3° 25' 4" W25.8km (16.1 miles)
BĂ©rĂ©ba meteorite, BĂ©rĂ©ba Department, Tuy Province, Hauts-Bassins Region, Burkina Faso11° 39' 0" N3° 38' 59" W33.5km (20.8 miles)
Poura Mine, Poura Department, BalĂ© Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso11° 35' 35" N2° 46' 9" W67.8km (42.1 miles)
Larafella (Larafella-balago), Poura Department, BalĂ© Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso11° 34' 59" N2° 45' 0" W70.2km (43.6 miles)
Perkoa Zinc Project, RĂ©o Department, SanguiĂ© Province, Centre-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso12° 22' 25" N2° 35' 51" W107.5km (66.8 miles)
Karankasso Project, Karankasso-ViguĂ© Department, Houet Province, Hauts-Bassins Region, Burkina Faso10° 51' 58" N3° 54' 0" W115.8km (71.9 miles)
Gao-Guenie meteorite, Gao Department, Ziro Province, Centre-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso11° 39' 0" N2° 10' 59" W129.5km (80.5 miles)
Mont Biri deposit, BoussĂ©ra Department, Poni Province, Sud-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso10° 23' 9" N3° 1' 0" W158.2km (98.3 miles)
Dienemera deposit, BoussĂ©ra Department, Poni Province, Sud-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso10° 22' 59" N3° 1' 0" W158.5km (98.5 miles)
BoussĂ©ra deposit, BoussĂ©ra Department, Poni Province, Sud-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso10° 20' 30" N3° 1' 29" W162.8km (101.1 miles)
Gongondy deposit, BoussĂ©ra Department, Poni Province, Sud-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso10° 18' 29" N3° 1' 0" W166.6km (103.5 miles)
Iridiaka deposit, Gbomblora Department, Poni Province, Sud-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso10° 15' 27" N3° 5' 8" W170.6km (106.0 miles)
Gbomblora deposit, Gbomblora Department, Poni Province, Sud-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso10° 14' 57" N3° 2' 43" W172.3km (107.1 miles)
Nassara deposit, Gaoua Department, Poni Province, Sud-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso10° 13' 0" N3° 10' 59" W173.5km (107.8 miles)
Butele deposit, Wa gold district, Upper West Region, Ghana10° 7' 24" N2° 45' 25" W194.5km (120.8 miles)
KamboinsĂ© quarry, Kadiogo Province, Centre Region, Burkina Faso12° 29' 24" N1° 33' 6" W213.0km (132.4 miles)
Kalsaka Mine, Kalsaka Department, Yatenga Province, Nord Region, Burkina Faso13° 11' 21" N1° 59' 27" W217.6km (135.2 miles)
Kjerski deposit, Wa gold district, Upper West Region, Ghana10° 9' 21" N2° 10' 59" W220.8km (137.2 miles)
Julie West deposit, Wa gold district, Upper West Region, Ghana10° 12' 7" N2° 7' 4" W221.0km (137.3 miles)
Saaba quarry, Kadiogo Province, Centre Region, Burkina Faso12° 22' 45" N1° 24' 38" W223.3km (138.8 miles)
Josephine deposit, Wa gold district, Upper West Region, Ghana9° 58' 18" N2° 21' 45" W227.7km (141.5 miles)
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Shallow gold mining traces

Bagassi, Bagassi Department, Balé Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso
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Artisanal gold mining shaft

Bagassi, Bagassi Department, Balé Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso
09778340017271994579466.jpg
Shallow gold mining traces

Bagassi, Bagassi Department, Balé Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso
03173300017271994601736.jpg
Artisanal gold mining shaft

Bagassi, Bagassi Department, Balé Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso
09778340017271994579466.jpg
Shallow gold mining traces

Bagassi, Bagassi Department, Balé Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso
03173300017271994601736.jpg
Artisanal gold mining shaft

Bagassi, Bagassi Department, Balé Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
Taoudenni basin, African PlateBasin
West African Craton, African PlateCraton
Leo Rise, West African Craton, African PlateShield
Burkina FasoCountry
Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina FasoRegion
Balé Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina FasoProvince
Bagassi Department, Balé Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina FasoDepartment
West AfricaUN Subregion
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Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Burkina Faso, Boucle du Mouhoun, Balé38.1.1.0.0.0
Burkina Faso, Boucle du Mouhoun, Balé, Bagassi38.1.1.1.0.0
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