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Aranka River

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060909
MRDS ID TC32000
Record type Site
Current site name Aranka River
Alternate or previous names Pigeon Island District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.62044, 6.86511 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • TRIBUTARY OF CUYUNI RIVER, N. OF PIGEON ISLAND

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NUGGETS OF FAIR SIZE, ONE OF 28 OZ.

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) -59.62044, 6.86511
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1912

Mining district

District name Aurora Division, Aranka Goldfields

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • A. PARE CONDUCTED SURVEY BETWEEN LAYD WALTER AND SIR WALTER CREEKS AND DECIDED AU TOO FINE (70% MINUS 200 MESH) AND VOLUME LIMITED FOR DREDGING; SECTION OF 0.057 OZ/CU YD. GSBG FOUND CU ANOMALIES IN LIMITED DRILLING IN AREA.

Comments on development

  • STRIKE MADE IN 1912 ON TRIBUTARY OF ARANGOY AND BY 1914 RICHER AREAS WORKED OUT; ARANKA GOLD CO. FORMED IN 1923 TO DREDGE AREA, BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 31-32.

  • Deposit

    ALLEN, P.M., 1962, PURUNI NW, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUYANA, SCALE: 1:200000.

  • Deposit

    DAVIES, D.A.B., 1937, REPORT ON THE ARANKA GOLDFIELD, CUYUNI RIVER: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 10, 25 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    MACDONALD, (1968)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD RECOVERED FROM TERRACE AND ALLUVIAL GRAVELS BETWEEN MOUTH OF SIR WALTER CREEK AND SOUTH FLOWING TRIBUTARY 0.5 MI BELOW BLACKWATER CREEK AND FROM MINOR SOUTH FLOWING CREEKS BETWEEN THESE POINTS. GOLD OCCURRENCES IDENTIFIED IN 1937 ABOVE BLACKWATER CREEK ARE 1) N FLOWING GULLY ON SW SIDE OF ARANKA RIVER 0.5 MI ABOVE BLACKWATER CREEK, COARSE GOLD WITH GRADES UP TO 0.0435 OZ/CU YD; 2) NEXT TRIBUTARY UP STREAM ON FLATS 250 FT WIDE, 0.0324 OZ/CU YD; 3) NEXT TRIBUTARY 0.5 MI MORE UP STREAM COARSE GOLD, 0.0096 OZ/CU YD WITH VALUES UP TO 0.194 OZ/CU YD IN FLATS 300 FT WIDE; 4) NEXT TERRACE NORTH, 0.0445 OZ/CU YD AT DEPTH OF 2 FT. NO OTHER GOLD IDENTIFIED ON ARANKA TO MOUTH OF WEST FORK.

Reporter information

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

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