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Upper Tapanahony River

Occurrence in Suriname with commodity Copper
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063997
MRDS ID TC38139
Record type Site
Current site name Upper Tapanahony River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -55.74925, 3.20142 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Suriname(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Suriname

Comments on the location information

  • 10 KM W OF WEKO SOELA IN UPPER TAPANAHONY RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Turquoise Ore
Kaolin Gangue

Analytical data

Result BLOCKS KAOLINIZED GRANITE UP TO 4.5% CU
Result LATERITE, 0.8% CU
Result GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALIES UP TO 1200 PPM CU, BACKGROUND 30 PPM
Result UNWEATHERED BASEMENT 0.4% CU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -55.74925, 3.20142
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • 17 DIAMOND DRILL HOLES IN WEATHERED ROCKS AND LATERITE 1967-1970.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMISION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, SCALE 1:5,000,000.

  • Deposit

    BOSMA, W., HO LEN FAT, A.G., AND WELTER, C.C., 1972 (?), MINERALS AND MINING IN SURINAME: SEPARATA DE LA MEMORIA DE IX CONFERENCIA INTER-GUAYANAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA: PUBLICACION ESPECIAL NO. 6 CARACAS, VENEZUELA, P. 493-526.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HILL 1 SQ KM AREA WITH TURQUOISE-BEARING LATERITE; WEATHERING TO DEPTHS OF 45 M, CONCRETIONS; LATERITIC CLAY UP TO 4.5% CU.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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