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Kaieteur Falls

Producer in Guyana with commodities Diamond, Gold, Palladium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109583
MRDS ID M046522
Record type Site
Current site name Kaieteur Falls

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.47711, 5.19298 (WGS84)
Relative position BELOW THE FALLS, IN GORGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary
Gold Primary
Palladium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diamond Ore
Gold Ore
Euclase Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.47711, 5.19298
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • STOCKLEY HAS GEOLOGIC MAP; UNDERLAIN BY RORAIMA FORMATION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1923
Discoverer Mr. J. C. Menzies

Mining district

District name Potaro District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STOCKLEY, 1955, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BR. GUIANA, BULL. 25, P. 73 - 74

  • Deposit

    SPENCER, 1924, MIN. MAG., V. 20, P. 217 - 219

  • Deposit

    SPENCER, 1924, MIN. MAG. V. 20, P. 186 - 192

  • Deposit

    SPENCER, 1928, MIN. MAG, V. 21, P. 397 - 406

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1976 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1991 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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