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Bemau Creek

Occurrence in Suriname with commodities Nickel, Copper, Molybdenum
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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 10096046
MRDS ID TC38113
Record type Site
Current site name Bemau Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -55.58257, 4.88466 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Suriname(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Suriname

Comments on the location information

  • W. OF DRAMHE ON SARAMACCA RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Millerite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Chromite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -55.58257, 4.88466
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • TREMOLITE AND TALC SCHISTS, SERPENTINITE, HORNBLENDITE, PERIDOTITE, PYROXENITE, DUNITE; COVERED WITH LATERITIC SOIL UP TO 0.25% NI WITH THICKNESS UP TO 47 M.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • DRILLED 10 HOLES COINCIDING WITH MAGNETIC ANOMALIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMISSION 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 NI BEARING TALC SCHISTS, NI% UP TO 0.3%, CU U TO 0.2%, CR UP TO 0.3%; MOLYBDENITE OCCURS ON FRACTURES NEAR GRANITE CONTACTS.

Reporter information

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

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