Middle Aremu Tributaryq

Past Producer in Guyana with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061924
MRDS ID TC34908
Record type Site
Current site name Middle Aremu Tributaryq
Alternate or previous names Mile 9.5 On Aremu Mine - Quartzstone Survey Line

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.22015, 6.68845 (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

  • SE FLOWING TRIBUTARY OF AREMU RIVER.

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) -59.22015, 6.68845

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Groete Creek - Aremu - Peters Mine Division

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TAILINGS FROM PREVIOUS TO 1935 WORKINGS CARRIED 0.089 OZ/CU YD.

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    GRANTHAM (1938).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UPPER PARTS OF THE DRAINAGE BASIN.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.