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Tiger Hill

Occurrence in Guyana with commodities Iron, Copper
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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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062021
MRDS ID TC35034
Record type Site
Current site name Tiger Hill
Alternate or previous names Beidekuraida

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.57655, 3.47947 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 3.5 MI NE OF LUKOBAN MOUNTAIN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pleonaste Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 188
USGS model code 28b
Deposit model name Algoma Fe

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite
    Rock unit name Kanuku Complex
    Rock description Kanuku Complex
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Granulite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.57655, 3.47947
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 609.6M
    Width 304.8M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARRON, C.N., 1962, THE GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTH SAVANNAS DEGREE SQUARE: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 33, 29 P.

  • Deposit

    BERRANGE, J.P., 1977, THE GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES OVERSEAS MEMOIR 7, 112 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALL VARIATIONS BETWEEN FE-OXIDE LENSES IN QUARTZITE TO QUARTZ LENSES IN IRON FORMATION; SEEN ONLY AS ROCK FRAGMENTS UP TO 100 X 50 X 50 CM; ARE OTHER OCCURRENCES IN GENERAL VICINITY ON ROAD 1-2 MI N OF WICHABAI, ON KURAO MOUNTAIN, ON INAROR HILL, ON KOTAUTON HILL. CU REPORTED ONLY AT TIGER HILL.

Reporter information

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

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