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Rama Pegmatite

Past Producer in Suriname with commodity Beryllium
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063969
MRDS ID TC38103
Record type Site
Current site name Rama Pegmatite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -55.03256, 5.3013 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Suriname(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Suriname

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR PHEDRA ON WEST BANK OF SURINAME RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • UP TO 30 CM LONG. WHITE STONY BERYL CRYSTALS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Mica Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -55.03256, 5.3013
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 25M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1955

Production statistics

  • Year 1955
    Period 1953-1955
    Material BERYL
    Description Cp_Grade: ^11.7% Beo
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    BeO Beryllium Beryllium 12wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 18 MONTHS OPERATION OF WEATHERED ROCK WITH MONITOR AND WASHING METHODS.

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

  • Production

    BOSMA ET AL (1972(?))

Reporter information

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

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