| Deposit ID | 10182577 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3150000041 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Accaribo |
| Alternate or previous names | Lelydorp Deposit, Lelydorp 2 Mine, Suralco |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -55.21594, 5.75128 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 100 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Suriname(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Suriname |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gibbsite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -55.21594, 5.75128 |
|---|
| Thickness | 5M | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 9M | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1916 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| 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 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3150000041 |
ALEVA, G.J.J., BAUXITIC AND OTHER DURICRUSTS IN SURINAM: A
REVIEW, GEOLOGIC EN MIJNBOW, VOL. 58, 1979, P. 321-336.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, SURALCO: DOWNSTREAM INTE-
GRATION IN ALUMINUM, NOV. 1977, P. 87-93.
MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK, 1978, P.533.
MOSES, J.H., AND W.D. MICHELL. BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF BRITISH
GUIANA AND SURINAM IN RELATION TO UNDERLYING UNCONSOLI-
DATED SEDIMENTS SUGGESTING TWO-STEP ORIGIN: ECONOMIC
GEOLOGY, VOL. 58, 1963, P. 250-261.
POLLACK,H.R., GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION OF BAUXITE IN SURINAM:
JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAMAICA;
PROCEEDINGS OF BAUXITE SYMPOSIUM, NO. IV, JUNE 23-26,1980
SURALCO COMPANY INFORMATION.
WORLD MINING, SURALCO PLANS A SMELTER FOR SURINAM BAUXITE,
MAY 1960, P. 54-57.
MINING JOURNAL. SEPT. 30, 1994, P. 71.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REFINERY RECOVERY IS 94%; SMELTER RECOVERY IS 99%. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-SEP-96 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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