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Gold Creek

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060911
MRDS ID TC32002
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.71322, 6.74623 (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, 3.5 MILES SOUTH OF MOUTH OF GOLD CREEK

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) -59.71322, 6.74623
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4.27M
    Width 243.84M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Aurora Division

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IN 1956 COLORS OBTAINED WERE POOR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 27.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    MACDONALD (1968)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AVERAGE WIDTH AND DEPTH OF GRAVELS ON FLAT AREA, IN HEADWATERS AND TRIBUTARIES OF GOLD CREEK; GOLD WAS COARSE; OTHER WORKINGS ON HEADWATERS OF GOLD CREEK AND SAND CREEK IN ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS AT CONTACT APLITIC GRANITE AND DIORITE.

Reporter information

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

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