Brokopondo

Occurrence in Suriname with commodities Manganese, Cobalt

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10096044
MRDS ID	TC38102
Record type	Site
Current site name	Brokopondo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-54.98256, 5.08465 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Suriname(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Suriname

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Manganese Critical	Primary
Cobalt Critical	Secondary

Analytical data

Result	0.5-1.5% CO

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-54.98256, 5.08465	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC38102

Bibliographic references

Deposit

COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, SCALE 1:5,000,000.
Deposit

BOSMA, W. HO LEN FAT, A.G., AND WELTER, C.C., 1972 (?), MINERALS AND MINING IN SURINAME: SEPARATA DE LA MEMORIA DE IX CONFERENCIA INTER-GUAYANAS. BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA: PUBLICACION ESPECIAL NO. 6 CARACAS, VENEZUELA, P. 493-526.
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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