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Old World

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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061074
MRDS ID TC32206
Record type Site
Current site name Old World
Alternate or previous names Baramita Goldfield

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.47657, 7.36064 (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 Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.47657, 7.36064
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.08M

Comments on the geologic information

  • APPEARS TO BE ON SAME OR SIMILAR STRUCTURES TO MILLIONAIRE, RESERVE, MARCUS AND CROCODILE IN AREA 3 1/2 X 1/2 MILES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Northwest District Division

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Golden Star Resources (Pre-. Canare Resources .
    First year 1994
    Last year 1994

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUDES OLD WORLD AND MILLIONAIRE AND IS BASED ON PITTING AND AUGERING TO 30 M. 14 SURFACE GRAB SAMPLES AVERAGE 70.26 G/MT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 59.

  • Deposit

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

  • 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.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1994, CANARC ADDS TO GUYANA HOLDINGS: NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 95, P. 16.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BRACEWELL (1938)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 10-FEB-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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