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Wharton's Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060961
MRDS ID TC32065
Record type Site
Current site name Wharton's Mine
Alternate or previous names El Dorado Mine, Kahane's Vein

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.0571, 5.61601 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • 1.5 MILES S.W. OF MILE 9 ON KABURI-ISSANO ROAD

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Mazaruni Group
    Rock description Mazaruni Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.0571, 5.61601
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.2M

Comments on the geologic information

  • AREA COVERED BY WHITE SANDS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1913
Discoverer Pork-Knockers

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 31.103 g/mt Gold Major 1923

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS (40 FT), DRIFT (200-300 FT LONG)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 39-40

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    MACDONALD (1968)

Reporter information

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

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

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