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Christianburg

Past 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 10061992
MRDS ID TC34998
Record type Site
Current site name Christianburg
Alternate or previous names Christianburg Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.27458, 6.03794 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 56 MILES ESW 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

  • NEAR CHRISTIANBURG, WEST SIDE OF DEMERARA RIVER, NORTH OF KATABULLI CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Analytical data

Result QUARTZ AND CHALCEDONY 0.56%
Result SIO2 COMBINED 2.29%
Result FE2O3 1.53%
Result TIO2 1.07%
Result AL2O3 67.28%
Result MGO 0.07%
Result CAO 0.02%
Result K2O 0.08%
Result NA2O 0.0%
Result H2O 27.46%
Result OTHER ANALYSIS RUN 46.21- 61.14% AL2O3.

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) -58.27458, 6.03794
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 7.92M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SECTION TOP TO BOTTOM: DARK BROWN SANDY CLAY; CLAY, QUARTZ AND BAUXITE; BROWN ORE; CREAM ORE; BROWN ORE; MEDIUM BROWN ORE; MEDIUM FERRIGINOUS BAUXITIC CLAY; CREAM KAOLINITIC CLAY; WHITE SAND OVERBURDEN OF 65-175 FT; TOP OF ORE IS AT 85 FT, BOTTOM AT ABOUT 70 FT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1870
Discoverer Sawkins And Brown, Sir John Harrison

Mining district

District name Mackenzie Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Evan Wong ; Demerara Bauxite Co.
    First year 1916
    Last year 1914

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 Discovery Year: 1868-1873, 1910

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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