| Deposit ID | 10096090 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC39808 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cayenne Island |
| Alternate or previous names | Montagne De Mahury, Mahury Plateau, Isle De Cayenne |
| Geographic coordinates: | -52.26361, 4.84939 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 140 |
| Relative position | 10 KM SE OF CAYENNE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Department of Guiana [French Guiana](province)
France(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| France | Department of Guiana [French Guiana] |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bauxite | Ore |
| Gibbsite | Ore |
| Anatase | Gangue |
| Brookite | Gangue |
| Ilmenite | Gangue |
| Rutile | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Model code | 111 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 38b |
| Deposit model name | Bauxite, laterite type |
| (1) | -52.26361, 4.84939 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC39808 |
MIN. TRADE NOTES, VOL. 67, NO. 12, DEC., 1970, P. 3
PATTERSON, S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL ALUMINUM RESOURCES OF THE WORLD: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1228, P. 55-56.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE DEPOSITS: KAW, OBSERVATOIRE, ISLAND OF CAYENNE RESERVES BELIEVED TO BE 25 MILLION TONS, 47% AL2O3, 2% SIO2. HOWEVER KAW HAS 42 MILLION TONS AT 41.5% AL2O3 SO THIS NUMBER IS TOO LOW. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1973 | Bannigan, Jane L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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