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Saxacalli

Occurrence in Guyana with commodity Manganese
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061001
MRDS ID TC32129
Record type Site
Current site name Saxacalli

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.61153, 6.57874 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • W. BANK OF ESSEQUIBO RIVER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Wad Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 19-50.2% MNO2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -58.61153, 6.57874
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 2011.63M
    Width 3.05M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Groete Creek-Aremu-Peters Mine Division

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BISHOPP, D.W., 1937, AN OCCURRENCE OF MANGANESE ORE AT SAXACALLI, LOWER ESSEQUIBO RIVER: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, BULLETIN NO. 6, P. 4

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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