Amu Creek

Producer in Guyana with commodities Diamond, Palladium
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109584
MRDS ID M046525
Record type Site
Current site name Amu Creek
Alternate or previous names Amu River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.29933, 5.28575 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR AMATUK FALLS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • AMU RIVER TRIBUTARY OF POTARO RIVER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary
Palladium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diamond Ore
Beryl Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Ruby Gangue
Rutile Gangue
Sapphire Gangue
Topaz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.29933, 5.28575

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to bottom 6.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • STOCKLEY HAS GEOLOGIC MAP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Potaro District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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

Beyond USGS

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