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East Montgomery Mine

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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056766
MRDS ID TC00876
Record type Site
Current site name East Montgomery Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.2493, 6.16793 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR LINDEN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION APPROXIMATE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Boehmite Ore
Gibbsite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Laterite-Type Bauxite
    Rock description Laterite-Type Bauxite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -58.2493, 6.16793
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR LAYER
    Thickness 7.32M
    Depth to top 76.2M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Paleo Surface

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1991

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Guyana Mining Enterprises, Ltd. (Guymine)

Comments on the production information

  • ESTIMATED YEARLY PRODUCTION

Comments on the workings information

  • LARGE AMOUNT OF OVERBURDEN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUSSELL, A., 1989, GUYANA'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, P. 61-67.

  • Deposit

    PAGE, N.J, SEPTEMBER 1991 FIELD VISIT

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    RUSSELL, A., 1989.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1991 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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