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Yurowa Deposits

Occurrence in Guyana with commodity Aluminum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061971
MRDS ID TC34970
Record type Site
Current site name Yurowa Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -57.89596, 4.88077 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 134 MILES SSE OF GEORGETOWN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • ON WEST BANK OF COORANTYNE RIVER IN UPPER YUROWA CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Boehmite Ore
Gibbsite Ore

Analytical data

Result COMPOSITE OVER 8 FT: 45.99% AL203, 15.84% FE2O3, 2.55% TIO2, 13.32% SIO2, 22.30% LOI
Result COMPOSITE OVER 14 FT: 51.08% AL2O3, 8.16% FE2O3, 3.13% TIO2, 13.09% SIO2, 24.54% LOI

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud

Nearby scientific data

(1) -57.89596, 4.88077
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5.49M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Coorantyne District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Demerara Bauxite Co (1950'S).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BISHOPP, D.W., COMPILER, 1954, THE BAUXITE RESOURCES OF BRITISH GUIANA AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 26, 123 P.

  • Deposit

    BLEAKLEY, D., 1964, BAUXITES AND LATERITES OF BRITISH GUIANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 34, 156 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OVERBURDEN 4-30 FT, BASEMENT GRANITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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