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Kurashi Diamond Area

Past Producer in Guyana with commodity Diamond
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061005
MRDS ID TC32133
Record type Site
Current site name Kurashi Diamond Area
Alternate or previous names Includes Amanda Creek and Kurashi Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.32991, 6.92816 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • KURASHI CREEK DRAINS SOUTH INTO THE CUYUNI RIVER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diamond Ore
Jasper Gangue
Rutile Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.32991, 6.92816
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.22M
    Length 164.04M
    Width 27.43M
    Depth to top 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1951
Discoverer J. Briggs

Comments on the production information

  • FROM AREA 150X30 YDS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WHYTE, F., 1952, APPENDIX IV. REPORT ON THE AKARABISKI-KANAIMA AREA, CUYUNI RIVER IN REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR 1951: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, P. 55-62

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    WHYTE (1952)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DESCRIBES AREA MINED IN 1951

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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