| Deposit ID | 10068726 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001966 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moengo |
| Alternate or previous names | Moenggo, Moengo Peak |
| Geographic coordinates: | -54.92145, 4.92743 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Para(province)
Suriname(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Suriname | Para |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Kaolin | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bauxite | Ore |
| Boehmite | Ore |
| Gibbsite | Ore |
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Halloysite | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | SIO2 - 3.66%, AL2O3 - 61.71%, FE2O3 - .94%, FEO-TR, MNO-TR, MGO - .34%, H2O - 31.31%, TIO2 - 1.68% |
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| Model code | 111 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 38b |
| Deposit model name | Bauxite, laterite type |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock | ||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Berbice Or Onverdacht Formation;White Sands Formation;; |
| Rock description | Berbice Or Onverdacht Formation;White Sands Formation;; |
| (1) | -54.92145, 4.92743 |
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| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 8M |
| Depth to top | 1.5M |
| Depth to bottom | 9.5M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1922 |
| District name | Moengo District |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Suriname Aluminum Co. (Suralco) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001966 |
VAN KERSEN, J.F., 1956-58, BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN SURINAME AND DEMERARA (BRITISH GUIANA), FROM LEIDSE GEOLOGISCHE MEDEDELINGEN, DEEL 21, AFLEVERING 1, P. 267-282, ILLUS. (INCL. SKETCH MAP).
KROOK, L., 1969, THE ORIGIN OF BAUXITE IN THE COASTAL PLAIN OF SURINAM AND GUYANA: IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GEOLOGY OF SURINAM, SURINAM GOVT. GEOL. AND MINING SERV., DEPT. MINES, FORESTS AND LANDS, PP. 173-179, ILLUS.
PATTERSON AND OTHERS, 1986, WORLD BAUXITE RESOURCES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1076-B, 151 P.
USGS BULLETIN 1228, P. 56.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1963, V. IV.
LEIDSE GEOLOGISCHE MEDEDELINGEN, V. 21, P. 250-375.
ALEVA, G.J.J., 1984, LATERITIZATION, BAUXITIZATION, AND CYCLIC LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, IN JACOBS, LEONARD, ED., BAUXITE: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1984 BAUXITE SYMPOSIUM, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS: NEW YORK, P. 297-318.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1973 | Bannigan, Jane L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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