Mahdia

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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056742
MRDS ID TC00809
Record type Site
Current site name Mahdia
Alternate or previous names Proto-Mahdia Fossil Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.12043, 5.34825 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 KM SOUTH OF GARRAWAY STREAM, SOUTH SIDE OF POTARO RIVER, EAST OF KONAWAK RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.12043, 5.34825

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form RIVER CHANNEL
    Length 2000M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Older River Drainage Of Konawak River

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Potaro District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Golden Star Resources Ltd

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PAGE, N.J, 1991, PERSONAL VISIT IN SEPTEMBER 1991.

  • Deposit

    BARNARD, F., 1990, GOLD RUSH ARRIVES IN GUIANA SHIELD: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 191, N. 8, P. , P. 57-63.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1991 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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