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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060973
MRDS ID TC32101
Record type Site
Current site name Imotai Goldfield
Alternate or previous names Includes Big Hope, Bonanza, Luchene, and Carty Hubu Creeks, Hopeful Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.41822, 7.2487 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • TRIBUTARY OF IMOTAI RIVER WHICH IS TRIBUTARY OF WAINI RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LARGEST NUGGET 76 OZ.

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 Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.41822, 7.2487
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.61M
    Length 4827.9M
    Width 182.88M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1905
Discoverer Culpepper, Carty And Benjamin

Mining district

District name Northwest District Division

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Canarc Resources
    First year 1994

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1937 GRADE ABOUT 0.048-0.058 OZ/CU YD.

Comments on development

  • CANARC DID EXPLORATION ON A VEIN SYSTEM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 56.

  • Deposit

    LLOYD, J.W., 1962, WAINI SE: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, SCALE 1:200,000.

  • Deposit

    DAVIES, D.A.B., 1938, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER WAINI RIVER, NORTHWEST DISTRICT: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 15, 21 P.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1994, GUYANA: CANARC PREFORA: LATINOMINERIA, AUGUST 1994, P. 12.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DAVIES (1938).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD WAS ATTACHED TO QUARTZ FRAGMENTS AND IN SMALL QUARTZ STRINGERS IN PEBBLES; AS WELL AS FREE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 06-MAR-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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