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Kumaka Landing 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061650
MRDS ID TC34578
Record type Site
Current site name Kumaka Landing Right Bank of Kurupung
Alternate or previous names Includes Unnamed Creek W. of Kumaka Landing

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.21823, 6.21515 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 19 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 SOUTH BANK ON KURUPUNG RIVER; ARTIFICIAL BLOCK OF WEBBER (1952).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • AVERAGE SIZE 0.1 CARATS, POOR TO FAIR QUALITY, LARGEST 1.3 CARATS.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.21823, 6.21515
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kurupung Diamond District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WEBBER, B.N., 1952, RECONAISSANCE REPORT ON KURUPUNG DIAMOND FIELD, MAZARUNI DISTRICT, 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).

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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