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Three Friends

Past Producer in Guyana 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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133206
MAS/MILS ID 3120000001
Record type Site
Current site name Three Friends

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -58.2771, 5.91797 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -58.2771, 5.91797
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mackenzie District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Guyana Bauxite Co. (Guybau)
    Interest 100
    Home office Guyana
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CORRESPONDENCE: GUYANA BAUXITE CO.,LTD., NOV.11,1975 (SEE GU

  • Deposit

    FILE).

  • Deposit

    GUYANA BAUXITE CO. MAP.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA MAP: BAUXITE DEPOSITS AT LINDEN AND I

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA MAP:PART OF N.E. BRITISH GUIA

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    HAMMEN,T.VAN DER AND WYMSTRA,T.A.,1964, A PALYNOLOGICAL STUD

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    E TER. AND U.CRET. OF BR. GUIANA:LEIDSE GEOL.MEDEL.,VOL.30,P

  • Deposit

    VALETON,I,1971, TABULAR FOSSILS IN THE BAUXITES AND THE UNDE

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    SED. OF SURINAM AND GUYANA: GEOL. EN MIJNB.,VOL.50,NO.6,P.73

  • Deposit

    BLEACKLEY,D.,AND KHAN,E.J.,1962, A NOTE ON THE SOILS OF THE

  • Deposit

    AND FM. OF BR. GUIANA: PROC. OF THE 5TH INTER-GUIANA GEOL.CO

  • Deposit

    BLEACKLEY,D.,1964, BAUXITES AND LATERITES OF BR. GUIANA: BUL

  • Deposit

    URV., BR.GUIANA,B.34,156PP

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ACCORDING TO A GUYANA BAUXITE CO.,LTD. LETTER (NOV.11, 1975) DEPOSIT IS MINED OUT. LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE. ACCURACY IS WITHIN PLUS OR MINUS ON MINUTE. MAPS USED ARE INACCURATE (SEE FILE REPORT).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

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