Tappa River

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. 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 10039012
MRDS ID M046521
Record type Site
Current site name Tappa River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.76073, 4.91661 (WGS84)
Relative position TRIBUTARY OF MURIBANG, TRIBUTARY OF KOPINANG, TRIBUTARY OF POTARO NEAR POTARO - IRENG WATERSHED

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary
Palladium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SMALL QUANTITY OF MINERAL FOUND

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.76073, 4.91661

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • STOCKLEY HAS GEOLOGIC MAP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1942

Mining district

District name Mazaruni District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STOCKLEY, 1955, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BR. GUIANA, BULL. 25, P. 7

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.