D'Artagan

Occurrence in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France with commodities Copper, 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. 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 10064911
MRDS ID TC39807
Record type Site
Current site name D'Artagan
Alternate or previous names Crique D'Artagan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -53.60587, 3.69695 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Department of Guiana [French Guiana](province)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
France Department of Guiana [French Guiana]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

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 Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
    Rock unit name Paramaca Formation
    Rock description Paramaca Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -53.60587, 3.69695

Economic information

Ore body information

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Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1901

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GRADES OF 0.1% CU OR LESS.

Comments on development

  • GOLD DISCOVERED IN 1901 AND CREATED A GOLD RUSH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHOUBERT, B., 1974, LE PRECAMBRIEN DES GUYANES: MEMOIRES DU BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES NO. 81, 212P.

  • Deposit

    CHOUBERT, B., 19(?), CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE: SERVICE DE LA CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DE LA FRANCE, SCALE 1:500,000, NO DATE GIVEN.

  • Deposit

    BRGM, 1979, INVENTAIRE MINIER DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE: BILAN ET PERSPECTIVES :MINISTERE DE L'INDUSTRIE; BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUE ET MINIERES, AUG. 1979, 127P.

  • Deposit

    BARRUOL, J., BROSSE, J.M., AND LANGEUIN, C., 1977, ININI NOTICE EXPLICATIVE: CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DE LA FRANCE A 1/100,000, SCALE 1:100,000, 23 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    BRGM (1979).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISSEMINATED AND IN QUARTZ VEINLETS THAT CUT THE METAVOLCANICS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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