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Old England Deposit

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061986
MRDS ID TC34990
Record type Site
Current site name Old England Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.30041, 5.8935 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • WEST SIDE OF DEMERARA RIVER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Boehmite Ore
Gibbsite Ore

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) -58.30041, 5.8935
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • OVERBURDEN MUD, BROWN SAND, AND WHITE SAND

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mackenzie

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Demerara Bauxite Co.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BY TRENCHING THOUGHT TO BE 3000 FT LONG WITH AVERAGE WIDTH OF 700 FT AND THICKNESS OF 16 FT, BUT LATER DRILLING SUGGESTS THAT IT WAS SMALLER AND CONSISTED OF THREE SMALL DEPOSITS.

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    BISHOPP (1954).

Reporter information

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

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