| Deposit ID | 10039015 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M046526 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oewang and Tukeit |
| Alternate or previous names | Vewang River |
| Geographic coordinates: | -59.32239, 5.32437 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Guyana(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Guyana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Diamond | Primary |
| Palladium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Diamond | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium | ||
| |||
| (1) | -59.32239, 5.32437 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1923 |
| Discoverer | Sir John Harrison |
| District name | Potaro District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M046526 |
SPENCER, 1928, MIN. MAG. V. 21, NO. 120, P. 397 - 406
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1976 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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