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Saint Laurent-Mana

Occurrence in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064853
MRDS ID TC39734
Record type Site
Current site name Saint Laurent-Mana
Alternate or previous names Mana Permit, Les Montagnes Francaises

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -53.91143, 5.55462 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Department of Guiana [French Guiana](province)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
France Department of Guiana [French Guiana]

Comments on the location information

  • IN THE ORAPU BASIN, LOCATION BETWEEN SAINT LAURENT AND MANA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Gibbsite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Nearby scientific data

(1) -53.91143, 5.55462
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 8000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 35 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1979

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AREA OF 80 HECTARES WITH THICKNESS OF 5 M.

Comments on development

  • MANA PERMIT CONCESSION, 1900 KM SQUARE FROM COASTLINE, IRACOUBA AND MARONI RIVER HELD BY KAISER ALUMINUM COMPANY AND BUREAU MINIER GUYANAIS 1958-1962.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PATTERSON, S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL RESOURCES OF THE WORLD: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1228, P. 55-56.

  • Deposit

    BRGM, 1979, INVENTAIRE MINIER DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE: BILAN ET PERSPECTIVES: MINISTERE DE L'INDUSTRIE; BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES, AUG. 1979, 127P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ABOUT 8 SQUARE KM OF FAVORABLE RELIEF AND MORPHOLOGY WITH LATERITE DEVELOPED.

Reporter information

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

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