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Onoribo

Occurrence in Suriname with commodities Aluminum, Kaolin
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093248
MRDS ID TC38183
Record type Site
Current site name Onoribo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -55.15895, 5.60046 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Suriname(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Suriname

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF ONVERDACHT IN COASTAL PLAIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Kaolin Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • REMNANT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Gibbsite Ore
Kaolinite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -55.15895, 5.60046
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Dip 15-20N

Comments on the geologic information

  • BAUXITE-FERRITE COVER UNHOMOGENOUS-BOULDERY, RECEMENTED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Paranam

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KERSEN, J.F. VAN, 1956, BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN SURINAME AND DEMERARA (BRITISH GUIANA): LEIDSE GEOLOGISCHE MEDEDELINGEN, V. 21, PT. 1, P. 247-375

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1993 Gray, Floyd U.S. Geological Survey

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