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Tacouba Creek Right Bank of Kurupung

Past Producer in Guyana with commodity Diamond
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061647
MRDS ID TC34575
Record type Site
Current site name Tacouba Creek Right Bank of Kurupung
Alternate or previous names Includes Unnamed Creek West of Tacouba Creek, Tacouba Creek and Flats Along Kurupung River, E. Part of Perseverance Creek, Kurupung Landing, Long Lady Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.27185, 6.17182 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 24 KM W OF TUMERENG LANDING.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • ARTIFICIAL BLOCK DESIGNED BY WEBBER (1952) ON SOUTH BANK OF KURUPUNG.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.27185, 6.17182
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.76M
    Width 457.2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kurupung Diamond Field

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Kurupung Diamond Dredging Co. ; A. J. Eytle
    First year 1945
    Last year 1947

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Period Pre-1942
    Material GRAVELS(2)
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.031 Carat/ Cu Yd

Comments on the production information

  • HIGH QUALITY, MANY WHITE STONES, AVERAGE SIZE 0.25 CARAT; PRODUCTION FOR 5 DAYS RECOVERED 385 DIAMONDS GRAVELS (1) AND DIAMONDS (1); GRAVELS (2) WORKED BY A.J. EYTLE UP TO 1942 IN 30 PITS 196 FT X 96 FT AND 18 FT DEEP; LONG LADY HILL HAD 1 CARAT/CU YD.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATE OF GRAVEL VOLUME WITHOUT GRADE CONTROL; AREA WAS EXTENSIVELY MINED PRE-1952.

Comments on development

  • 1945 - TESTED GRAVELS IN TACOUBA CREEK MOUTH; 1946-1947 - USED CLAM SHELL DREDGING AND JIGGING OPERATION FOR 7 DAYS; FOUND 16 SMALL DIAMONDS WEIGHING 1.81 CARATS BETWEEN TACOUBA CREEK AND VIERA'S LANDING ON KURUPUNG; 1947 - 5 DAY TEST GAVE 385 DIAMONDS WEIGHING 59 CARATS FROM 55 CU YDS. ALL TESTS INDICATED THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT NOT APPLICABLE TO AREA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WEBBER, B.N., 1952, RECONAISSANCE REPORT ON KURUPUNG DIAMOND FIELD, MAZARUNI DISTRICT, BRITISH GUIANA, CHAPTER 2: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 23, P. 49-68.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    WEBBER (1952), POLLARD ETAL (1957)

  • Reserve-Resource

    WEBBER (1952).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OVERBURDEN 10-20 FT; 2.5 THICKNESS USED IN VOLUME CALCULATIONS; IN FLATS OF TACOUBA CREEK GRAVEL VARIES FROM FEW INCHES TO 3 FT, WIDTH OF FLATS AVERAGE 1500 FT.

Reporter information

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

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