Accaribo

Producer 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182577
MAS/MILS ID 3150000041
Record type Site
Current site name Accaribo
Alternate or previous names Lelydorp Deposit, Lelydorp 2 Mine, Suralco

Comments on the site names

  • SURALCO IS A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -55.21594, 5.75128 (WGS84)
Elevation 100
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Suriname(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Suriname

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gibbsite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -55.21594, 5.75128

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M
    Depth to top 9M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 830614

Comments on the geologic information

  • GANGUE MINERALS INCLUDE IRON OXIDES, SILICA, CLAYS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1916

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Surinam Aluminum Co. (Suralco)
    Interest 100
    Home office Surinam
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Gencor
    Interest 76
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1994
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Suralco
    Interest 24
    Year 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AS PARANAM (LEYLDORP),SURALCO (LEYLDORP) ON OLD ADIT. THE MINE IS EXPECTED TO COME ON LINE IN 1992 TO PRODUCE FEED FOR THE PARANAM REFINERY. MINING EQUIPMENT FROM GERMANY IS CURRENTLY BEING INSTALLED. IT PARTIALLY REPLACES THE ONVERDACHT MINE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 7692
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 9.4
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on other economic factors

  • DEPOSIT DIPS NE UNDER THICKENING OVERBURDEN. SOFT UPPER LAYER OF OVERBURDEN RANGES FROM 6-12 METERS IN THICKNESS, THE LOWER LAYER IS HARD SAND AND AVERAGES FROM 6-100 METERS IN THICKNESS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALEVA, G.J.J., BAUXITIC AND OTHER DURICRUSTS IN SURINAM: A

  • Deposit

    REVIEW, GEOLOGIC EN MIJNBOW, VOL. 58, 1979, P. 321-336.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, SURALCO: DOWNSTREAM INTE-

  • Deposit

    GRATION IN ALUMINUM, NOV. 1977, P. 87-93.

  • Deposit

    MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK, 1978, P.533.

  • Deposit

    MOSES, J.H., AND W.D. MICHELL. BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF BRITISH

  • Deposit

    GUIANA AND SURINAM IN RELATION TO UNDERLYING UNCONSOLI-

  • Deposit

    DATED SEDIMENTS SUGGESTING TWO-STEP ORIGIN: ECONOMIC

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY, VOL. 58, 1963, P. 250-261.

  • Deposit

    POLLACK,H.R., GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION OF BAUXITE IN SURINAM:

  • Deposit

    JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAMAICA;

  • Deposit

    PROCEEDINGS OF BAUXITE SYMPOSIUM, NO. IV, JUNE 23-26,1980

  • Deposit

    SURALCO COMPANY INFORMATION.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, SURALCO PLANS A SMELTER FOR SURINAM BAUXITE,

  • Deposit

    MAY 1960, P. 54-57.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL. SEPT. 30, 1994, P. 71.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REFINERY RECOVERY IS 94%; SMELTER RECOVERY IS 99%.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-96 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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