Boke

Occurrence in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022474
MRDS ID DE03055
Record type Site
Current site name Boke

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 2.71711, 46.52973 (WGS84)
Relative position No latitude-longitude reported. Given lat-lon is for centroid of first order political subdivision boundary.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Department of Guiana [French Guiana](province)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
France Department of Guiana [French Guiana]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gibbsite Ore
Goethite Ore
Hematite Ore
Kaolinite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) 2.71711, 46.52973

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Boke

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1960
    Total resources 3000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 55 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1960

Comments on development

  • APPROX. 1964 DEV. BEGAN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PATTERSON, S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL ALUMINUM RESOURCES OF THE WORLD: USGS BULL. 1228, 176 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LATERITE CAPPING, 40-50' THICK, UPPER IRON-RICH CRUST, UNDERLAIN BY A SOFTER BAUXITIC LATERITE GRADING DOWNWARD TO A FERRUGINOUS BAUXITE LAYER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-95 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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