| Deposit ID | 10232364 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3120000004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Montgomery |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -58.2743, 5.93457 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Guyana(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Guyana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gibbsite | Unknown |
| Goethite | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Rutile | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -58.2743, 5.93457 |
|---|
| Thickness | 8M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 2400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 800M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 200HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 20M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mackenzie District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Guyana Bauxite Co. (Guybau) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Guyana |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3120000004 |
CORRESPONDENCE: GUYANA BAUXITE CO.,LTD., NOV.11,1975 (SEE GU
FILE).
GUYANA BAUXITE CO. MAP.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA MAP: BAUXITE DEPOSITS AT LINDEN AND I
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA MAP:PART OF N.E. BRITISH GUIA
BLEACKLEY,D.,1964, BAUXITES AND LATERITES OF BR.GUIANA: GEOL
BR.GUINA, BUL.34,156PP.
BLEACKLEY,D.,AND KHAN,E.,1962, A NOTE ON THE SOILS OF THE WH
D FN. OF BR.GUIANA: PROC.OF THE 5TH INTER-GUIANA GEOL. (ONE.
VALETON,I.,1971, TUBULAR FOSSILS IN THE BAUXITES AND THE UND
SEDIMENTS OF SURINAM AND GUYANA;GEOL.EN MIJNB.,VOL.50, NO.6
PATTERSON,SAM H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL ALUMI
OURCES OF THE WORLD:U.S. GEOL.SUR.BULL.1228, P.52-56.
HAMMEN,T.VAN DER, AND WYMSTRA,T.,1964, A PALYNOLOGICAL STUDY
TERTIARY AND UPPER CRET. OF BR. GUIANA: LEIDSE GEOL. MED. V
P202-205,219.
KERSEN,J.F.VAN, 1956, BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN SURINAM AND DEMERA
DSE GEOL.MED. DL.21, AFL.1, P.301-303.
BRINLEY,G.W. AND SUTTON,W.H.,1957, AN X-RAY MINERALOGICAL ST
SOME BR. GUIANA BAUXITE DEPOSITS:ECON.GEOL.,VOL.52, P.396.
| 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). THE MILLING COST IS AN ESTIMATE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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