Kanimapu Mines

Occurrence 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061137
MRDS ID TC32301
Record type Site
Current site name Kanimapu Mines
Alternate or previous names Kanaimapoo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.4932, 5.38519 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR DEMERARA BEND SOUTH OF DEMERARA RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore

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 > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -58.4932, 5.38519

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1894

Mining district

District name Appaparu-Kanaimapu

Production statistics

  • Year 1894
    Material AU
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1.2 Oz/Ton Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 34g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • 1.2 OZ/TON AU AVERAGE GRADE; PARTS OF 4 OR 5 OZ/TON AU.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 60

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.