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Karanang River

Past Producer in Guyana with commodities Diamond, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061642
MRDS ID TC34570
Record type Site
Current site name Karanang River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.74766, 5.69379 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 15 KM SW OF HIGGINS LANDING.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • E FLOWING TRIBUTARY OF THE MAZARUNI RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • COARSE DIAMONDS FOUND NEAR THE HEAD OF THE CREEKS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 122
USGS model code 39d
Deposit model name Diamond placer

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.74766, 5.69379
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Issineru Division

Comments on the production information

  • 3 MEN RECOVERED 600 DOLLARS IN 6 WEEKS, PORTION OF GOLD IS SMALL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POLLARD, E.R., DIXON, C.G., DUJARDIN, R.A., 1957, DIAMOND RESOURCES OF BRITISH GUIANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN, NO. 28, 45 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    POLLARD ET AL (1957)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN 1953, ACTIVITY WAS IN COARSE BOUNDARY GRAVELS IN CREEKS FLOWING AT THE FOOT OF THE ESCARPMENT.

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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