| Deposit ID | 10060910 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC32001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Aranka |
| Alternate or previous names | Aurora Division |
| Geographic coordinates: | -59.6185, 6.87178 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Guyana(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Guyana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -59.6185, 6.87178 |
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| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 18.29M |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 91.44M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Aurora |
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1088000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC32001 |
MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 31.
ANON, 1969, A FURTHER GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA, SUPPLEMENT TO BULLETIN 38, P. 18.
CIMRI
SUPPLEMENT TO BULLETIN 38
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SIZES FOR MINERALIZED ZONE DETERMINED BY DRILLING. THICKNESS VARIED FROM 14-60 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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