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Moengo-Paranam

Past Producer in Suriname with commodity Aluminum
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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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098101
MRDS ID DE03088
Record type Site
Current site name Moengo-Paranam

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -55.91108, 4.12776 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Suriname(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Suriname

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -55.91108, 4.12776
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Paramaribo

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Surinam (Alcoa) Owns Moengo And Paranam, Surinaamsche Bauxite Maatschappiji, Billiton Owns

Production statistics

  • Year 1928
    Material AL
    Description Ap_Grade: ^59% Al2o3, 2% Sio2, 6% Fe2o3, 3% Tio2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Fe2O3 Iron Iron 6wt-pct
    TiO2 Titanium Titanium 3wt-pct
    SiO2 Silica Silica 2wt-pct
    Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 59wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 1931: 122,550 MT EXPORT; 1942 1,227, 512 MT TOTAL COUNTRY PROD.; 19A43 108097 MT BILLITON, 1,655,147 MT TOTAL COUNTRY PROD.; 1950 754201 MOENGO, 503012 BILLITON (MOENGO EXHAUSTED); 1951 2184000 SURINAM, 487000 BILLITON; 1952 1660797 LT MOENGO, 865943 LT PARANAM, 577240 LT BILLITON; 1953 1909879 LT MOENGO, 559521 LT PARANAM, 688875 LT BILLITON; 1954 1963000 LT MOENGO, 768700 LT PARANAM, 635300 LT BILLITON, EXPORTED PARANAM MINE, EXPLORED DEEPER, RORAC HILL AND TRULY HILL OPENED; 1955 1818801 LT MOENGO, 594695 LT PARANAM, 503900 LT BILLITON, EXPORTED; 1956 2104441 LT MOENGO, 747501 LT PARANAM, 575552 LT BILLITON, ONORIBO DEP. TO BE MINED DIVERT PARA RIVER, 5 KM FROM PARANAM PLANT; 1957 1968038 LT MOENGO, 558881 LT PARANAM, 799606 LT BILLITON; 1960 2485000 LT SURINAM, 1093000 LT BILLITON.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1941
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 58 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1941

Comments on development

  • 1922 PROD. BEGAN MOENGO ON COTTICA RIVER; 1940 PROD. BEGAN PARANAM 50 MILES W OF MOENGO; 1953 PROD BEGAN RORAC (5 MILES FROM PURANAM ACROSS THE SURINAM RIVER)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK 1929

  • Production

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK 1929.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 10-12' THICK ON 2, 50' ON N

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

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