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Winter Mine

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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061139
MRDS ID TC32303
Record type Site
Current site name Winter Mine
Alternate or previous names Appaparu Reef-Zone

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.48931, 5.48408 (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 > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -58.48931, 5.48408
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRINGERS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Appaparu-Kanaimapu District

Comments on the production information

  • YEARS ARE FOR ALL DECLARED GOLD IN GUYANA, NOT NECESSARILY YEARS OF OPERATION.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS FROM A SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 61.

  • Deposit

    STOCKLEY, G.A., 1952, THE GEOLOGY OF BRITISH GUIANA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MINERAL RESOURCES: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 25, P. 37.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MACDONALD (1968); STOCKLEY (1955).

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.

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