Kangaruma

Producer in Guyana with commodities Diamond, Gold, Palladium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039014
MRDS ID M046524
Record type Site
Current site name Kangaruma
Alternate or previous names Potaro District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.18265, 5.37824 (WGS84)
Relative position 16 MILES FROM KAIETEUR FALLS, ON POTARO RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary
Gold Primary
Palladium Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 2 POTARITE NUGGETS OF 11 AND 12 GRAMS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result TYPE LOCALITY OF SPENGER (1928)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.18265, 5.37824

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • STOCKLEY HAS GEOLOGIC MAP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Potaro District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SPENCER, 1928, MIN. MAG., V. 21, P. 397 - 406

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1976 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1991 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.