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Arawarri - Groete Creek Area

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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061996
MRDS ID TC35003
Record type Site
Current site name Arawarri - Groete Creek Area
Alternate or previous names Tonka Bean

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.71709, 6.60541 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 44 MILES SW 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

  • WEST OF ESSEQUIBO RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Gibbsite Ore

Analytical data

Result 23.83 - 60.96% AL2O3, 3.81 - 9.85% SIO2, 3.12 - 49.50% FE2O3 FOR VARIOUS SAMPLES.

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) -58.71709, 6.60541
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Harvey Aluminum Inc.
    First year 1955
    Last year 1956

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

    BLEACKLEY, 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 SMALL BAUXITE DEPOSITS FOUND ALONG CONTACT OF GNEISSES AND VOLCANIC ROCKS; BAUXITE WAS HIGH IN SILICA; TWO HOLES SHOWED ORE GRADE AND THICKNESS, MOST PEBBLES OF BAUXITE IN KAOLINITIC CLAY OF BERBICE FORMATION.

Reporter information

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

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