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Putareng

Occurrence in Guyana with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078519
MRDS ID W026884
Record type Site
Current site name Putareng

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.16601, 6.26793 (WGS84)
Relative position MAZARUNI RIVER, N OF

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS ONLY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Analytical data

Result CHEMISTRY OF RESERVES IN PERCENT: FE, 50

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.16601, 6.26793
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ALL GUYANA RESOURCES CLASSIFIED AS POTENTIAL BECAUSE OF POOR QUALITY AND DIFFICULT ACCESS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380

  • Reserve-Resource

    ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Cooper, Margaret 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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