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Esperance River

Occurrence in Saint Lucia with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095985
MRDS ID TC34536
Record type Site
Current site name Esperance River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.84934, 14.03418 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 4.5 KM NE OF CASTRIES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Lucia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saint Lucia

Comments on the location information

  • N. SIDE OF MOUNT MONIER NEAR DES RAMEAUX.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • STREAM SILT SURVEY IN 1984 FOUND SINGLE SILT SAMPLE CONTAINING 0.61 PPM AU.

Analytical data

Result 0.61 PPM AU IN STREAM SILTS.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.84934, 14.03418
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAASSEN, LARRY W., 1984, THE GEOCHEMICAL ATLAS OF ST. LUCIA, WEST INDIES: LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY -LA-UR-84-1747, 224 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-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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