Journal of Geology & Geophysics
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ISSN: 2381-8719
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2381-8719
+44 1478 350008
Department of Geology, Abu Rugia Mining Company, Khartoum, Sudan
Research Article
Evaluation of Placer Gold Deposit in Kenieba District, Kaye Region, Mali: A Case Study from West-Sanoukou Village
Author(s): Elzien M Siddig*, S Osama, EM Abdelrhman*, MB Osman, T Mohamed, F Sadig and AB Elhag
The upper crust of the Sanoukou area, Kenieba district in the southwest parts of Mali are well known for the placer
gold occurrences. The extraction of the gold by using primitive tools has been practiced since long period in the
region. However, mining of placer gold in Mali has not been given due consideration so far. The study of the placer
deposit of Sanoukou stream terrace has, therefore, been carried out to determine the mineralogy their texture, size
and shape of these placer deposits, which help in investigation the source rock for gold and also to design methods
for the extraction of placer gold in more economic manner. Placer deposits result from weathering and release of
the gold from lode deposits, transportation of the gold, and concentration of the gold dominantly in stream gravels
which composed mainly of laterite-gravels with clay cemented. Unless .. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2381-8719.22.11.1046