Pomeroon Head

Occurrence in Guyana with commodities Iron, Titanium, Metal, Phosphorus-Phosphates

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10093759
MRDS ID	W026883
Record type	Site
Current site name	Pomeroon Head

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-59.19932, 6.86789 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Iron	Primary
Titanium, Metal Critical	Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Hematite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	CHEMISTRY OF RESERVES IN PERCENT: FE, 52
Result	SIO2 , LOW
Result	AND P, LOW
Result	WITH TIO2 , 4.4 , AS ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-59.19932, 6.86789	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Both
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W026883

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

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

Beyond USGS

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