Mine detail: Surinam Bauxite Deposits

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Location: Suriname, South America
Lat / long: 4.768, -56.79927
dep_id: 10069041
mrds_id: W002323
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Aluminum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Bauxite
gangue: Anatase, Boehmite, Hematite, Kaolin, Kaolinite
orebody_fm: BLANKET
conc_proc: Weathering Of Schist
Reporter: Warfle, Thomas M.
hrock_type: Schist
arock_type: Hornblendite
tectonic: Precambrian Shield
References:
  • PATTERSON, S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL ALUMINUM RESOURCES OF THE WORLD
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