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Ite Creek

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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061957
MRDS ID TC34952
Record type Site
Current site name Ite Creek
Alternate or previous names Carter's

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.53933, 7.5323 (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

  • 1/2 MILE INLAND OF INTERSECTION OF ITE CREEK AND BARAMA RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result ALONG 25 FT STRIIKE LENGTH: 0.18 OZ/TON OVER 30 INCHES, 0.18 OZ/TON OVER 32 INCHES
Result 1.56 OZ/TON OVER 20 INCHES
Result 1.18 OZ/TON OVER 36 INCHES
Result 2.0 OZ/TON OVER 40 INCHES.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Rock unit name Barama Group
    Rock description Barama Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.53933, 7.5323
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 30-40 SW
    Thickness 1.02M
    Length 36.58M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1936

Mining district

District name Northwest District Division

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Carters Brothers )
    First year 1936

Comments on the production information

  • GRADE ABOVE IS AVERAGE TENOR OF QUARTZ MILLED IN DEC. 1938.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RANGE OF ANALYTICAL RESULTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DAVIES, D.A.B., 1937-1938, REPORT ON GOLD AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE LOWER BARAMA RIVER, NORTHWEST DISTRICT: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 14, 31 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DAVIES (1937-1938).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO PARALLEL VEINS.

Reporter information

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

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

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