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Arakaka Creek

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 10061058
MRDS ID TC32186
Record type Site
Current site name Arakaka Creek
Alternate or previous names Arakaka Goldfield

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.04156, 7.59202 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NUGGETS UP TO 10 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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.04156, 7.59202
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 152.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1894

Mining district

District name Northwest District Division

Comments on the production information

  • STILL BEING WORKED IN 1937, IN 1895 WORKED UP TO 4 1/2 MILES FROM MOUTH BY HAND, STRIPPED 4 FT, GRAVELS WERE 2 1/2 FT THICK AND WIDTH OF 35 FT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • VALUES RANGED FROM 0.0086 TO 0.240 OZ/CY AU

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 58.

  • Deposit

    BRACEWELL, S., 1938, GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST DISTRICT WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING A REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE ARUKA DISTRICT BY W.T. LORD, 1929: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, BULLETIN NO. 7.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BRACEWELL (1938)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WIDTH OF FLATS 2-3 1/2 MILES UPRIVER; DEPOSIT IS 8 1/2 FT CLAY OVERLYING 3 1/2 FT OF SANDY GRAVEL

Reporter information

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

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