The World’s Largest Fouta Djallon–Mandingo Bauxite Province (West Africa): Part I. Background
V. I. Mamedov, A. A. Chausov, E. A. Okonov, М. А. Макарова, Н. М. Боева
Abstract
Abstract— The recognition of the Fouta Djallon–Mandingo territory as an independent bauxite province is substantiated. It is confined to the morphostructure of the same name within a single geotectonic structure, the sedimentary cover of the Sahara Platform, in the tropical monsoon climate zone in West Africa. The bauxite exploration history, reserve and resource estimates, and production dynamics in the Fouta Djallon–Mandingo province are reviewed.
Topics & Concepts
BauxiteGeologyMineral resource classificationSedimentary rockMonsoonGeographyPhysical geographyEarth scienceGeochemistryClimatologyMaterials scienceMetallurgyGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisClay minerals and soil interactions