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Mazaruni Diamond District

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061727
MRDS ID TC34673
Record type Site
Current site name Mazaruni Diamond District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.91378, 6.09599 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • ARBITRARY POINT IN DISTRICT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary

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) -59.91378, 6.09599
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1890

Mining district

District name Mazaruni Diamond District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Golden Star Resources
    First year 1994

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION NUMBERS ESTIMATED FROM A GRAPH.

Comments on development

  • GOLDEN STAR HAS EXPLORATION RIGHTS AND LOOKING FOR PRIMARY DIAMOND SOURCES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1994, SOUTHERN COPPER PLANS BRAZILIAN ALLUVIAL OPERATION-EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS: THE NORTHERN MINER, SEPTEMBER 26, 1994, V. 80, NO. 30, P. B6.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    POLLARD ET AL (1957)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1994 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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