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Iwang Creek Right Bank of Kurupung

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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061648
MRDS ID TC34576
Record type Site
Current site name Iwang Creek Right Bank of Kurupung
Alternate or previous names Includes Unnamed Creek East of Tacouba Creek, E. Part of Preserverance Creek, Haimarapru Creek, Pilgrim's Workings, Yarow Creek, Iwang Creek To Divide On S. Bank of Kurupung, Assaye and Pilgrims Claim.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.24602, 6.17682 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 22 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

  • ON S. BANK OF KURUPUNG RIVER, ARTIFICIAL BLOCK OF WEBBER (1952).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary
Gold Secondary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.24602, 6.17682
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.76M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kurupung Diamond Fields

Comments on the production information

  • ONE PIT WITH 22 MEN RECOVERED DIA (1) AT ASSAYE AND PILGRIMS WORKINGS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATE OF GRAVEL VOLUME WITHOUT GRADE CONTROL; PRERSEVERANCE AND HAIMARAPARU WERE EXTENSIVELY WORKED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WEBBER, B.N., 1952, RECONASSIANCE REPORT ON KURUPUNG DIAMOND FIELD, MAZARUI 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

    POLLARD ET AL (1957)

  • Reserve-Resource

    WEBBER (1952).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OVERBURDEN 10-20 FT; 2.5 FT THICKNESS USED IN VOLUME CALCULATIONS; SECTION ASSAYE AND PILGRIM'S CLAIM IS 10-15 FT SAND WITH QUARTZ COBBLE, 1 FT CEMENTED GRAVEL, UNCONSOLIDATED GRAVEL RESTING ON YELLOW CLAY.

Reporter information

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

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