| Deposit ID | 10304214 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3120000007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Marie Elizabeth Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -58.2771, 5.90128 (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) | -58.2771, 5.90128 |
|---|
| Thickness | 6M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 1300M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1300M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 100HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 20M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1918 |
| District name | Mackenzie District |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Demba |
| 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 | 3120000007 |
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
HAMMEN,T.VAN DER, AND WYMSTRA,T., 1964, A PALYNOLOGICAL STUD
E TERTIARY AND UPPER CRETACEOUS OF BRITISH GUIANA: LEIDSE GE
.,VOL.30, P.204.
KERSEN, 1956, BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN SURINAME AND DEMERARA: LEI
L. MED. DL.21, AFL. 1, P.305-307.
BRTNDLEY,G.W., AND SUTTON,W.H., 1957, AN X-RAY MINERALOGICAL
OF SOME BR.GUIANA BAUXITE DEPOSITS:ECON. GEOL., VOL.52, P.39
BLEACKLEY,D., 1964, BAUXITES AND LATERITES OF BRITISH GUIANA
GEOL.SURVEY, B.34,156PP.
BLEACKLEY,D.,AND KHAN,E.J., 1962, A NOTE ON THE SOILS OF THE
SAND FM. OF BRITISH GUIANA: PROC. OF THE 5TH INTER-GUIANA G
F.
PATTERSON,S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL ALUMINU
RCES OF THE WORLD: U.S.GEOL.SURV.BULL.1228, P.52-56.
| 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). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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