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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061065
MRDS ID TC32195
Record type Site
Current site name Noseno Creek
Alternate or previous names Noseno Goldfields

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.11517, 7.11427 (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 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) -60.11517, 7.11427
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike ENE
    Dip 80SE
    Thickness 1.22M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Northwest District Division

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Higgins Brothers
    First year 1937
    Last year 1938

Comments on the production information

  • AU FROM VEINS

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PLACERS NEITHER EXTENSIVE OR IMPORTANT

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS 80 FT DEEP; 555 FT OF ADIT; MILL: SMALL STAMP MILL IN 1937

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 55.

  • Deposit

    BARRON, C.N., ED., 1961, BARRAMITA SE & SW: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, SCALE 1:200000.

  • Deposit

    BISHOPP, D.W., 1941, THE GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE TOWAKAIMA REGION, UPPER BARAMA VALLEY, NORTHWEST DISTRICT: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, BULLETIN NO. 16.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MACDONALD (1968)

  • Reserve-Resource

    BISHOPP (1941)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEINS IN SHEARED SCHIST. SECOND MODEL: LOW SULFIDE AU-QUARTZ VEIN (NUM 36A)

Reporter information

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

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