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Plet Ridge

Occurrence in Suriname with commodities Manganese, Molybdenum, Beryllium, Sodium, Tantalum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064000
MRDS ID TC38142
Record type Site
Current site name Plet Ridge

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -56.16593, 4.0347 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Suriname(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Suriname

Comments on the location information

  • E. OF EMMA RANGE NEAR TOEKOEMOETOE CREEK, A TRIBUTARY OF SARAMACCA RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Molybdenum Secondary
Beryllium Critical Secondary
Sodium Secondary
Tantalum Critical Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -56.16593, 4.0347
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 500M

Comments on the geologic information

  • IN XENOLITH IN GRANITE; CONSISTS OF QUARTZITES, MICA SCHISTS, CARBONATES AND BASIC ROCKS IN SOUTHERN PART OF THE XENOLITH; NORTHERN PART CONTAINS ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS WITH CHROMITE FLOAT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1963

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1966
    Total resources 68000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 35.4 wt-pct Manganese Major 1966

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUDES PROVEN RESERVES OF WASHED PRODUCT (40,000 MT ) IN LATERITIC-SOIL MANTLE OF 1.5M AVERAGE THICKNESS; 110,000 METRIC TONS OF PROBABLE RESERVES 3-20 M DEPTH AVERAGE 5.65M.

Comments on development

  • 12 DIAMOND DRILL HOLES, 47 EMPIRE AUGER HOLES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMISION 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

  • Reserve-Resource

    BOSMA ET AL (1972 (?)).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MOLYBDENITE OCCURS AS VEINS IN GRANITE, COLUMBITE-TANTALITE, BERYL OCCUR IN PEGMATITES.

Reporter information

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

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