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Lely

Occurrence in Suriname 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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064034
MRDS ID TC38186
Record type Site
Current site name Lely
Alternate or previous names Lelygebergte

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -54.70034, 4.34219 (WGS84)
Relative position EASTERN SURINAME, 190 KM FROM ATLANTIC COAST; ADJACENT TO DJOEKA CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Suriname(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Suriname

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TYPE 1 REMNANT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Gibbsite Ore
Kaolinite Ore

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 Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Greenschist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -54.70034, 4.34219
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BED-TABULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • ASSOCIATED WITH COLLUVIAL BAUXITE. PLATEAU HAS SAME STRATIGRAPHY AS NASSAU MOUNTAINS: SOIL COVER, BAUXITE-FERRITE, TRANSITION ZONE, RESIDUAL CLAY, WEATHERED BEDROCK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • HEIGHT 600-700 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALEVA, G.J.J., 1975, THE BAUXITES OF THE GUAYANA SHIELD AS A SOURCE FOR REFRACTORY GRADE RAW MATERIALS: INTERCERAM, V. 24, NO. 4, P. 259-61.

  • Deposit

    KERSEN, J.F., VAN, 1956, BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN SURINAME AND DEMERARA (BRITISH GUIANA): LEIDSE GEOLOGISCHE MEDEDELINGEN, V. 21, PT. 1, P. 247-375.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1993 Gray, Floyd U.S. Geological Survey

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

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