| Deposit ID | 10060926 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC32017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tassawini Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Huri Creek, Horrie Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -59.56155, 7.51619 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Guyana(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Guyana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Barama Group | ||||
| Rock description | Barama Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -59.56155, 7.51619 |
|---|
| Strike | N50E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60-80NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| Year of first production | 1905 |
| District name | Northwest District Division |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | M. Alberga |
| First year | 1905 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | British Guiana Gold Co. |
| First year | 1906 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tasawinni Gold Mining Co. |
| First year | 1907 |
| Last year | 1912 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Messrs. Sprostons, Ltd. |
| First year | 1913 |
| Last year | 1914 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | S. Taylor |
| First year | 1925 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Altai Resources |
| First year | 1994 |
| Year | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Material | AU |
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.058 Oz/Cu Yd |
| Year | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Material | ORE |
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.005 Oz/Cu Yd |
| Year | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Material | AU |
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.0171 Oz/Cu Yd |
| Year | 1914 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1900-1914 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AG AND AU | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.10 Oz/Ton Au And Ag | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC32017 |
MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 56.
DAVIES, D.A.B., 1937-1938, REPORT ON GOLD AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE LOWER BARAMA RIVER, NORTHWEST DISTRICT: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 14, 31 P.
ANON., 1993, TASSAWINI FEASIBILITY STUDY COMMISSIONED, MINING JOURNAL, LONDON. DECEMBER 24/31, 1993.
CIMRI
MACDONALD (1968); DAVIES (1937-1938).
DAVIES (1937-1938). ANON. , 1993.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINLETS, GOLD RECOVERED FROM CLAYS BY HYDRAULICKING. LOCAL SHEARING WITH QUARTZ STRINGERS IS LOCATION OF MUCH OF THE GOLD. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1898-1899 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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