Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model188: Algoma Fe
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Hematite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Granite · Imataca Complex
StructureGuri-Carapo Fault Zone; E-W To N70e Oriented Structures Having Compressed Folds
Tectonic settingGuayana Shield
AlterationLaterization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10078530
MRDS IDW026901
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates7.5012, -63.41609
References
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