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Blue Mountains

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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061995
MRDS ID TC35001
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Mountains

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.75514, 6.49624 (WGS84)
Elevation 122
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 50 MILES SW OF GEORGETOWN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • WEST OF SAXACALLI ON FLANKS AND SMALL HILLS OF MOUNTAINS, ON SOUTHERN FLANK AND ON SMALL PLATEAU AT E END OF MOUNTAINS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CLAY, PISOLITHS, OOLITES

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Gibbsite Ore

Analytical data

Result 38.54% AL2O3 TO 65.24% AL2O3 FOR CLAYS AND PISOLITIC BOULDERS. AVERAGE OF 10 SAMPLES OVER 20 FT IN A DRILL HOLE: 30.92% AL2O3, 35.01% FE2O3, 6.39% TIO2, 11.64% SI02, 16.05% LOI.

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) -58.75514, 6.49624
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BASEMENT ROCK GRANITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Harvey Aluminum Inc.
    First year 1955
    Last year 1956

Comments on development

  • OVER 60 HOLES DRILLED, ONLY ONE PENETRATED ORE ON SOUTHERN FLANKS. 65 HOLES DRILLED IN PLATEAU.

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 DRILLING DELIMITED SEVERAL PATCHES OF ORE AVERAGING 50% AL2O3 ON PLATEAU.

Reporter information

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

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