| Deposit ID | 10060957 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC32061 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ohio Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -59.02543, 5.69212 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Guyana(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Guyana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Rock unit name | Mazaruni Group |
| Rock description | Mazaruni Group |
| (1) | -59.02543, 5.69212 |
|---|
| Length | 275M |
|---|
| Length | 2414M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| District name | Kaburi-Issano-Karanag Division |
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| Type | Dump | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1923 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 100000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC32061 |
MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATON IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 38
CIMRI
MACDONALD (1968)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LENGTH (1) IS FOR VEIN, LENGTH (2) FOR PLACERS ON OHIO CREEK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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