Plateau Clement

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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064953
MRDS ID TC39855
Record type Site
Current site name Plateau Clement
Alternate or previous names Camopi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -52.52057, 3.35808 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 120 KM SSW OF ST. GEORGES.

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) -52.52057, 3.35808

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SMALL TONNAGES, RARELY GRADES OF 30% AL2O3.

Reference information

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 PLATEAUS BETWEEN THE SEKINI AND CAMOPI RIVER BASINS.

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.