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Middle To Upper Konawaruk River

Occurrence 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. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061135
MRDS ID TC32281
Record type Site
Current site name Middle To Upper Konawaruk River
Alternate or previous names Konawaruk River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.03515, 5.21603 (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

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) -59.03515, 5.21603
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 57934.8M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Potaro Division

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner New Guiana Gold Co., British Guiana Consolidated Goldfields
    First year 1907
    Last year 1927

Production statistics

  • Year 1919
    Period 1909-1919
    Material AU(1)
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.0231 Oz/Cy Au

Comments on the production information

  • AU(1) AND GRAVEL(1) ARE AU RECOVERED FROM GRAVEL

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) MID-KONAWARUK RIVER PROVEN RESERVES, (2) MID-KONAWARUK RIVER PARTLY PROVEN RESERVES, (3) UPPER KONAWARUK RIVER PROVEN RESERVES, (4) UPPER KONAWARUK RIVER PARTLY PROVEN RESERVES.

Comments on the workings information

  • PRODUCTION FROM A DREDGE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 51.

  • Deposit

    BATESON, J.H., AND BARRON, C.N., 1961, POTARO SE: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, SCALE 1:200000.

  • Deposit

    BRACEWELL, S., 1936, GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE KONAWARUK: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, BULLETIN NO. 4.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BRACEWELL (1936)

  • Reserve-Resource

    MACDONALD (1968)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DREDGED FROM TEMPLE BAR FALLS TO TIGER FALLS NEAR WHITE CREEK

Reporter information

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

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