Kokerit Deposit

Prospect in Guyana with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279885
MAS/MILS ID 3120000091
Record type Site
Current site name Kokerit Deposit
Alternate or previous names Kwakwani Mine, Wong Ridges I & Ii

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -58.0793, 5.25131 (WGS84)
Elevation 60

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gibbsite Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -58.0793, 5.25131

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6M
    Width 150M
    Depth to top 6M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 ADV ARGILLIC
    Minimum Depth to Top 3
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1919
Year of first production 1943

Mining district

District name Kwakwani Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BLEACKLEY, D.;1964,BAUXITES AND LATERITES OF BRITISH GUYANA:

  • Deposit

    POLLARD,E.R.;1955,THE BAUXITE RESOURCES OF BRIT. GUIANA:P46-

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Wor U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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