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Putarima Area

Occurrence 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061994
MRDS ID TC35000
Record type Site
Current site name Putarima Area
Alternate or previous names Includes Kuiari - Benabu Mara-Mara Creek, Morebo Creek, And Motokuri Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.55653, 6.27293 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 10-15 MILES SOUTH OF BARTICA., Acc +/- 5 Min., Acc +/- 5 Min.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIDGE 50-100 FT ABOVE CREEK LEVEL FOR ABOUT A MILE AND RIDGE BETWEEN PUTARIMA AND MOTOKURI CREEKS, ON WEST BANK OF ESSEQUIBO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Gibbsite Ore

Analytical data

Result KUIARI-BENABU: 63.34% AL2O3, 3.60% TIO2, 1.85% FE2O3, 2.5% SIO2, 26.72% H2O + , 1.68% H2O-
Result MOTOKURI MASSIVE: 61.69% AL2O3, 3.88% TIO2, 2.85% FE2O3, 2.67% SIO2, 28.40% H2O+, 0.26% H2O-
Result KURAI: 57.55% AL2O3, 0.36% TIO2, 1.00% FE2O3, 7.69% SIO2, 31.46% H2O+, 1.84% H2O-
Result OTHER SAMPLES ARE POORER IN AL2O3 RICHER IN FE2O3 AND SIO2.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud

Nearby scientific data

(1) -58.55653, 6.27293
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1918
Discoverer E.E. Winter

Comments on development

  • REDISCOVERED IN 1942-1944 BY DEMERARA BAUXITE CO., DRILLED 10 HOLES, ONLY ONE FOUND GOOD GRADE BAUXITE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BISHOPP, D.W., COMPILER, 1954, THE BAUXITE RESOURCES OF BRITISH GUIANA AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 26, 123 P.

  • Deposit

    BLEACKLEY, D., 1964, BAUXITES AND LATERITES OF BRITISH GUIANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 34, 156 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OVERLAIN BY 1-12 FT OF SANDY CLAY, BAUXITE IS PRE BERBICE FORMATION.
Deposit DESCRIPTIONS ARE SKETCHY BUT BAUXITE SEEMS PATCHY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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