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M.C. Correia's Claim

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061714
MRDS ID TC34657
Record type Site
Current site name M.C. Correia's Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.36046, 6.15598 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • ON SMALL TRIBUTARY OF KURUPUNG RIVER, 1 1/4 MI SOUTH OF MACREBA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • STONES AVERAGE 0.25 CARAT.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Jasper Gangue
Rutile Gangue
Zircon Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.36046, 6.15598
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kurupung Diamond Fields

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WEBBER, B.N., 1952, RECONAISSANCE 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

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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