Creek W. of Issineru Village

Past Producer in Guyana with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061023
MRDS ID TC32151
Record type Site
Current site name Creek W. of Issineru Village

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.33713, 6.48042 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • UNNAMED NE FLOWING CREEK INTO ICANO CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.33713, 6.48042

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1609.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Issineru Division

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 37.

  • Deposit

    BRYN DAVIES, D.A., 1941, GEOLOGY, GOLD, AND DIAMOND DEPOSITS OF THE AWARAPARI-ISSINERU-PUTA RENG AREA, UPPER MAZARUNI RIVER: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, BULLETIN NO. 17.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TOTAL LENGTH OF PLACER GROUND ABOUT 1 MI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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