Mine detail: Andriamena Mining Area

Previously called 'Ankazotaolana DepositsTelomitaBemanevikaAndriamenha'

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Location

Lat / long: -17.41365, 47.50107

Resource(M)

Primary: Chromium
Discovery year: 1954

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: MAGMATIC, STRATIFORM, DISRUPTED
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1967

Geology

References

MRDSISM0044
DEP60000524
Reference{Deposit:: MURDOCK,T., 1963, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE MALAGASY REPUBLIC: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8196, P. 74-76.}{Deposit:: TEX REPORT, 1978, CHROME, IN 1978 FERRO ALLOY MANUAL: JAPAN, TEX REPORT, P. 108-109.}{Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 1976, MALAGASY REPUBLIC, IN MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1976: LONDON, JUNE, P. 445-446. (PA1)}{Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 1978, MALAGASY REPUBLIC, IN MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1978: LONDON, JUNE, P. 491-492. (PA2)}{Deposit:: THAYER, T.P., AND LIPIN,B.R., 1978, A GEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF WORLD CHROMITE PRODUCTION FOR THE YEAR 2000 A.D.: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, COUNCIL OF ECONOMICS PPROCEEDINGS (FOR MEETING OF FEB.26-MAR.2, 1978),P. 143-152. (PC1)}{Deposit:: THOMAS, P., 1982, WRITTEN COMMUN., MAS DATA: DENVER, COLO., U.S.BUREAU OF MINES. (RR1, RR8)}{Deposit:: TEX REPORT, 1981, CHROME, IN FERRO ALLOY MANUAL: JAPAN, TEX REPORT, P. 112-115. (S6, C5, C14, C17, G13)}{Reserve-Resource:: DeYoung, J.H., Jr., Lee, M.P., and Lipin, B.R., 1984, International Strategic Minerals Inventory summary report - chromium: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 930-B, 41 p.}