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Sodam Mountain

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061923
MRDS ID TC34907
Record type Site
Current site name Sodam Mountain
Alternate or previous names Mile 17 On Aremu Mine - Quartzstone Survey Line

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.24043, 6.77012 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.24043, 6.77012
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.13M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ON HILLSLOPES OF SODAM MOUNTAIN AND IN CREEK HEADS OF QUARTZSTONE RIVER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1915

Mining district

District name Groete Creek - Aremu - Peters Mine Division

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner J. A. Kingston 1915-1938

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED 5 OZ PER MAN PER MONTH IN THE 1930'S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRANTHAM, D.R., 1938, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE WARIRI - AREMU - QUARTZSTONE SECTION OF THE CUYUNI DISTRICT: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 12, PART 3, P. 25-37

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GRANTHAM (1938).

Reporter information

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

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