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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060942
MRDS ID TC32046
Record type Site
Current site name Prospect Creek
Alternate or previous names Includes Ironstone Creek and Ramp Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.97349, 5.77434 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • E. FLOWING TRIBUTARIES OF EAST KABURI RIVER

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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -58.97349, 5.77434
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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 1932

Mining district

District name Kaburi-Issano-Karanag Divison

Comments on the production information

  • GRADE ESTIMATED AT LESS THAN $1.00 AND MORE LIKELY $0.50 PER YARD IN 1934 PRICES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRANTHAM, D.R., 1936, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE EAST KABURI AND OMAI RIVERS, SECTION VI IN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, 1934 REPORT: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA NO.2, P. 37-42

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GRANTHAM (1936)

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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