Montagnes Tortue

Occurrence in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064952
MRDS ID TC39854
Record type Site
Current site name Montagnes Tortue

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -52.47612, 4.23275 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 75 KM SOUTH OF CAYENNE, 40 KM WEST OF REGINA.

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]

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) -52.47612, 4.23275

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED IN 1955 AND 1960.

Reference information

Comments on the other database information

  • TC39733 AND TC39854 ARE NOT DUPLICATES, TINA WELLS, 1/14/94.

Bibliographic references

  • 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

  • Reserve-Resource

    BRGM (1979).

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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