Topibo

Occurrence in Suriname with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  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 10111532
MRDS ID TC38180
Record type Site
Current site name Topibo
Alternate or previous names Topibo De Vrijheid

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -55.13562, 5.56018 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Suriname(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Suriname

Comments on the location information

  • LOWER SURINAME RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • REMNANT-TYPE, PARTIALLY BURIED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite 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 Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -55.13562, 5.56018

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Paranam

Comments on the workings information

  • HEIGHT 10-30 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALEVA, G.J.J., 1975, THE BAUXITES OF THE GUYANA SHIELD AS A SOURCE FOR REFRACTORY GRADE RAW MATERIALS: INTERCERAM, V. 24, NO. 4, P. 259-61.

  • 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

Beyond USGS

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