| Deposit ID | 10056764 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC00874 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Five Star |
| Alternate or previous names | Five Stars |
| Geographic coordinates: | -60.37352, 7.60258 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 135 MILES NW OF GEORGETOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Guyana(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Guyana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -60.37352, 7.60258 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Denison/South America Goldfields In 1990 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC00874 |
BARNARD, F., 1990, GOLD RUSH ARRIVES IN GUYANA SHIELD: ENGINEERING AND MINING GEOLOGY, V. 191, NO. 8, P. 57-63
CIMRI
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1991 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.