Past Producer

Billiton Co. Pegmatite

Suriname
TinLithiumSodiumTantalum
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Commodities
PrimaryTin, Lithium, Sodium, Tantalum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsAmblygonite, Cassiterite, Tantalite
GangueBeryl, Galena, Lithiophorite, Muscovite, Quartz, Strengite, Variscite, Wavellite
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10064008
MRDS IDTC38153
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates5.31797, -54.24922
References
COMMISION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, SCALE 1:5,000,000.BOSMA, W., HO LEN FAT, A.G., AND WELTER, C.C., 1972 (?), MINERALS AND MINING IN SURINAME: SEPARATA DE LA MEMORIA DE IX CONFERENCIA INTER-GUAYANAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA: PUBLICACION ESPECIAL NO. 6 CARACAS, VENEZUELA, P. 493-526.CIMRIBOSMA ET AL (1972 (?)).