Carrière de Roche Corail

French Guiana / Cayenne / Kourou /

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Gneiss, migmatite, pegmatite and granite quarry.
Its exploitation is occasional with an allowed production of 60 kt (39kt in 2009).
The remaining stock is estimated at around 0,5 kt.

Ore quality: FD 30/35.

The Roche Corail quarry belongs to the Ile-de-Cayenne volcanic complex (2174 ± 7 My), including gneiss, migmatites and amphibolites, interpretated as an association of igneous rocks, volcanic and volcaniclastic of various chemistry composition.

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Coordinates: 5°6'10"N 52°46'12"W

Quarry 67 km
tcl quarry 1115 km
NQCL Scott quarry 1128 km
Cantera La Concepcion 1180 km
Quarry 1418 km
Quarry 1660 km
St. Kitts Construction Company Quarry 1740 km
Quarry 1924 km
Cantera San Antonio 2069 km
Cantera ProCan 2075 km

UPG (Solid propellant production plants) 9 km
Guiana Space Center 12 km
Sounding Rockets Launch Complex 12 km
Orchidée Technical Centre (ZTO) 13 km
BAF (Ariane 5 Final Assembly Building) 13 km
ZL2 (Ariane 4 Launch Pad) 14 km
ZLV (Vega Launch Pad) 15 km
ZL3 (Ariane 5 launch pad) 15 km
Diane S-/X-band telemetry/tracking station (European Space Agency) 17 km
Ariane 6 launch complex 18 km

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UPG (Solid propellant production plants) Guiana Space Center Sounding Rockets Launch Complex Orchidée Technical Centre (ZTO) BAF (Ariane 5 Final Assembly Building) ZL2 (Ariane 4 Launch Pad) ZLV (Vega Launch Pad) ZL3 (Ariane 5 launch pad) Diane S-/X-band telemetry/tracking station (European Space Agency) Ariane 6 launch complex