Past Producer

Big Water

Sierra Leone
PlatinumPalladiumIridiumOsmium
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Commodities
PrimaryPlatinum
SecondaryPalladium, Iridium, Osmium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10038322
MRDS IDM045654
Alternate namesMonomo
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates8.29796, -13.11832
References
POLLET, J.D., 1931, PLATINUM MINING IN SIERRA LEONE ENG. AND MIN JOURN. VOL. 132, P. 407.JUNNER, N.R. (1930), GEO AND MIN. RESOURCE OF SIERRA LEONE MIN. MAG VOL 42, PP 73-82PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS. MINERAL RESOURCES DEPT. BRITISH IMP. INST.DIXEY, F. THE NORITE OF SIERRA LEONE, QUART. JOURN. GEOL. SOC., 1922, 78 299-346.