Da Silva's Mine

Past Producer in Guyana with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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 10060960
MRDS ID TC32064
Record type Site
Current site name Da Silva's Mine
Alternate or previous names Kaburi Vein

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.11376, 5.64851 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • ON TRIBUTARY OF HIT-OR-MISS CREEK, 3 MILES N OF BARTICA-ISSANO ROAD

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Mazaruni Group
    Rock description Mazaruni Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.11376, 5.64851

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip LOW ANGLE
    Thickness 0.61M
    Length 152.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kaburi-Issano-Karanag Division

Comments on the workings information

  • SURFACE COMMENTS: OPENCUT 50X30X30 FT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 38-39

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MACDONALD, 1968

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SECOND MODEL: PLACER AU-PGE (NUM 39A)

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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