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Peters Mine

Past Producer in Guyana with commodity Gold
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056765
MRDS ID TC00875
Record type Site
Current site name Peters Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.34739, 6.25459 (WGS84)
Elevation 91
Relative position ABOUT 125 MILES SW OF GEORGETOWN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED FROM LOCATION ON PURUNI SE QUAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.34739, 6.25459
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • At Or Near Contact Of Granite And Amphibolite; Deposit In Nose Of Steeply Plunging Anticline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1905

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Homestake Mining Co./South American Goldfields
    First year 1990

Comments on the production information

  • REPORTED GRADES OFTEN NEAR 30 G AU/TONNE; PETERS MINE AND AURORA PRODUCED 1 TONNE AU 1905-1909 AND 2 TONNES AU 1939-1950.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 100M

Comments on development

  • HAD A DRILLING PROGRAM ; ECON.COM: MINING STOPPED AT BASE OF OXIDATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARNARD, F., 1990, GOLD RUSH ARRIVES IN GUYANA SHIELD: ENGINEERING AND MINING GEOLOGY, V. 191, NO. 8, P. 57-63

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BARNARD, F., 1990.

Reporter information

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

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