Mine detail: Guyana Bauxite Deposit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

5.00133, -58.99931

Resource(M)

Primary:	Aluminum
Ore:	Bauxite, Gibbsite
Gangue:	Clay, Kaolin
Orebody form:	MASSIVE LAYERS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Sand and Gravel
Associated type:	Diorite,Granite
Tectonic:	Precambrian Shield

References

MRDS	W002322
DEP	10069040
Reference	PATTERSON, S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL ALUMINUM RESOURCES OF THE WORL
Reporter	Warfle, Thomas M.