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Honey Camp Goldfield

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. 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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060966
MRDS ID TC32070
Record type Site
Current site name Honey Camp Goldfield
Alternate or previous names Hill 60, Rainbow Vein, Grantham's Vein

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.30849, 5.75211 (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
Quartz Gangue

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.30849, 5.75211
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.52M
    Length 91.44M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1916

Mining district

District name Kaburi-Issano-Karanag Division

Comments on the production information

  • NUGGETS OF 10 AND 12 OZ ALSO RECOVERED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    GRANTHAM, D.R., 1936, THE HONEY CAMP GOLDFIELD, SECTION IV, IN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, 1934 REPORT: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO.2, P. 23-25.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GRANTHAM (1936)

  • Reserve-Resource

    MACDONALD (1968)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZED AREA ABOUT 5 MILES BY 1-1.5 MILES; VEINS REPORTED OF 24 IN THICK AND UP TO 1 OZ/TON AU; ALL CREEKS IN AREA CARRY GOLD. SECOND MODEL: PLACER AU-PGE (NUM 39A)

Reporter information

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

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