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Planba

Producer 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 10061991
MRDS ID TC34997
Record type Site
Current site name Planba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.28069, 6.01294 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 8 MILES SOUTH OF MACKENZIE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • WEST BANK OF DEMERARA RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Boehmite Ore
Gibbsite Ore
Kaolin Gangue
Quartz Gangue

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) -58.28069, 6.01294
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4.57M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1953
Production years ACTIVE PRODUCTION IN 1954.

Mining district

District name Mackenzie

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Plantation Bauxite Co. Ltd
    First year 1953

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

  • Production

    BISHOPP (1954).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OVERBURDEN 15-135 FT.

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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