Montagne Cottica

Occurrence in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111542
MRDS ID TC39856
Record type Site
Current site name Montagne Cottica

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -54.33505, 4.00138 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 50 KM NW OF MARIPASOULA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Department of Guiana [French Guiana](province)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
France Department of Guiana [French Guiana]

Comments on the location information

  • EAST OF ABATTIS COTTICA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Gibbsite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -54.33505, 4.00138

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 3000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 40 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1979

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NUMEROUS PIECES CUT BY EROSION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRGM, 1979, INVENTAIRE MINIER DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE: BILAN ET PERSPECTIVES: MINISTERE DE L'INDUSTRIE; BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES, AUG. 1979, 127P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    BRGM (1979).

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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