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Iron Mountain

Occurrence in Guyana with commodities Iron, Aluminum, Titanium, Metal
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078518
MRDS ID W026882
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Mountain

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.83265, 5.00133 (WGS84)
Relative position ITUNI, 55 KM FROM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Titanium, Metal Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Hematite Ore

Analytical data

Result CHEMISTRY OF RESERVES IN PERCENT: FE, 33 - 49
Result SIO2 , 24 - 30
Result AND P, LOW
Result WITH AL2O3 , 25 - 40
Result AND TIO2 , 1.3 , AS OTHER SIGNIFICANT COMPONENTS

Nearby scientific data

(1) -58.83265, 5.00133
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Laterite Layers Cover Erosional Remnant Of A Peneplain Some 300 M. High.

Ore body information

  • General form LATERITE CRUST
    Thickness 4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ALL GUYANA RESOURCES CLASSIFIED AS POTENTIAL BECAUSE OF POOR QUALITY AND DIFFICULT ACCESS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380

  • Production

    ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Cooper, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1977 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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