Ohio Creek

Past Producer in Guyana with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060957
MRDS ID TC32061
Record type Site
Current site name Ohio Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.02543, 5.69212 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Rock unit name Mazaruni Group
    Rock description Mazaruni Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.02543, 5.69212

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 275M
  • Length 2414M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1915

Mining district

District name Kaburi-Issano-Karanag Division

Reserves and resources

  • Type Dump
    Estimate year 1923
    Total resources 100000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 46.655 g/mt Gold Major 1923

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATON IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 38

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MACDONALD (1968)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENGTH (1) IS FOR VEIN, LENGTH (2) FOR PLACERS ON OHIO CREEK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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