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Jorka Creek and Granite Creek

Occurrence in Suriname with commodities Lithium, Tin, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063968
MRDS ID TC38101
Record type Site
Current site name Jorka Creek and Granite Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -54.33255, 5.33463 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Suriname(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Suriname

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary
Tin Critical Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Amblygonite Ore
Cassiterite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -54.33255, 5.33463
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GRANITE DIPS GENTLY SW, PEGMATITES OCCUR ON OR NEAR NE CONTACT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1956

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Suriname Mining Co. .
    First year 1956

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED 60 SQ KM FOR TANTALITE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, SCALE 1:5,000,000.

  • Deposit

    BOSMA, W. HO LEN FAT, A.G., AND WELTER, C.C., 1972 (?), MINERALS AND MINING IN SURINAME: SEPARATA DE LA MEMORIA DE IX CONFERENCIA INTER-GUAYANAS. BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA: PUBLICACION ESPECIAL NO. 6 CARACAS, VENEZUELA, P. 493-526.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN WEST TRIBUTARIES OF JORKA CREEK AND GRANITE CREEK FOUND CONCENTRATES OF TANALITE UP TO 500 G/CU M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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