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Aicoupai

Past Producer in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France with commodities Gold, Silver, Platinum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  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 10103719
MRDS ID M046527
Record type Site
Current site name Aicoupai
Alternate or previous names Approuague River, Hamelin Creek, S'Aicoupaye, Imperatrice Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -52.46224, 4.08831 (WGS84)

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]

Comments on the location information

  • OCCURRENCE ON HAMELIN CREEK A TRIBUTARY OF APPROUAGUE RIVER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ANALYSIS PROBABLY SUSPECT QUANTITATIVELY BUT QUALITATIVELY DEMONSTRATES ANY OCCURRENCE

Analytical data

Result DENSITY OF NUGGET = 13.65 (0.85G)
Result PT = 41.96%, AU = 18.18%, AG = 18.39%, CU = 20.56% (DAMOUR, 1861)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -52.46224, 4.08831
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ALLUVIUM
    Thickness 50M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NUGGETS UP TO 120 GRAMS

Comments on the workings information

  • GOLD DISTRIBUTION IRREGULAR; BEDROCK IN AREA IS GABBRO AND DIORITE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DAMOUR, M. A., 1861, ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES, PARIS, COMPTES RENDUS, V. 52, P. 688 - 690

  • Deposit

    CHOUBERT, 1949, FRANCE OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE - MER. ESQUISSE GEOLOGIGIQUE DE LA GUYANE FRANCAISE (1:500,000)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1976 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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