Chinese Landing Workings

Past Producer in Guyana with commodity Diamond
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105194
MRDS ID TC34564
Record type Site
Current site name Chinese Landing Workings

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.56905, 6.67291 (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

  • ABOUT 1-2 MILES S. OF CHINESE LANDING ON CUYUNI RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.56905, 6.67291

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • IN OLD SAND CHANNEL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Aurora Division

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRACEWELL, S., 1949, THE GEOLOGY OF THE AURORA DISTRICT CUYUNI RIVER, BRITISH GUIANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN, NO. 21, 34 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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