Mine detail: Surinam Bauxite Deposits

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Location

Lat / long:

4.768, -56.79927

Resource(M)

Primary:	Aluminum
Ore:	Bauxite
Gangue:	Anatase, Boehmite, Hematite, Kaolin, Kaolinite
Orebody form:	BLANKET

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Schist
Associated type:	Hornblendite
Tectonic:	Precambrian Shield

References

MRDS	W002323
DEP	10069041
Reference	PATTERSON, S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL ALUMINUM RESOURCES OF THE WORLD
Reporter	Warfle, Thomas M.