Success Creek

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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061968
MRDS ID TC34966
Record type Site
Current site name Success Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.57627, 6.99872 (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

  • TRIBUTARY OF SIR WALTER CREEK.

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.57627, 6.99872

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Aurora Division, Aranka Goldfield

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROSPECTING OF CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES FOUND NO PAYABLE GRADES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DAVIES, D.A.B., 1937, REPORT ON THE ARANKA GOLDFIELD, CUYUNI RIVER, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 10, 25 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DAVIES (1937).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONLY FEW PITS WORKED BY 1937.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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