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Yarikita Hill

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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061998
MRDS ID TC35005
Record type Site
Current site name Yarikita Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.94156, 8.07005 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 157 MILES NW 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

  • N. BANK OF YARIKITA CREEK CONFLUENCE WITH AMAKURA RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Gibbsite Ore

Analytical data

Result 62.68% AL2O3, 0.08% TIO2, 0.88% FE2O3, 6.16% SIO2, 30.20% H2O.

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) -59.94156, 8.07005
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEVELOPED ON A PEGMATITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Northwest District Division

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • VERY PURE BAUXITE, DOESN'T LOOK VERY PROMISING.

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

Beyond USGS

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

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