Cumberbatch'sS Camp

Past Producer in Guyana with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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 10061077
MRDS ID TC32210
Record type Site
Current site name Cumberbatch'sS Camp

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.17738, 5.37574 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • ON POTARO RIVER, INCLUDES TERRACES ON BOTH SIDES OF POTARO RIVER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

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 > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.17738, 5.37574

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6.4M
    Length 1609.3M
    Width 96.01M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1932

Mining district

District name Potaro Division

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED WITH "TOMS"

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS, G.J., 1936, THE GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE POTARO: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUIANA, BULLETIN NO. 3

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    WILLIAMS (1936)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AGGREGATE TERRACE LENGTH 1 MILE FOR THREE TERRACES, MAXIMUM TERRACE WIDTH 315 FT, ARE 5 TO 35 FT ABOVE FLOOD PLAIN

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.