Oewang and Tukeit

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039015
MRDS ID M046526
Record type Site
Current site name Oewang and Tukeit
Alternate or previous names Vewang River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.32239, 5.32437 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR THE TWO PLACE NAMES GIVEN IN A10, TUKEIT IS IN KAIETEUR GORGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary
Palladium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diamond Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.32239, 5.32437

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 1923
Discoverer Sir John Harrison

Mining district

District name Potaro District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SPENCER, 1928, MIN. MAG. V. 21, NO. 120, 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.