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McNaughten's Diamond Workings

Producer in Guyana with commodity Diamond
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060975
MRDS ID TC32103
Record type Site
Current site name McNaughten's Diamond Workings

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.53407, 6.86206 (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 KOWANAPURU AND ADJACENT CREEK WHICH ENTER CUYUNI AT EASTERN END OF ARAWATTA ISLAND

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • AVERAGE STONE IS 1/5 CARAT, LARGEST 3 CARATS, DIAMONDS ARE OCTAHEDRAL, FINER ONES ARE MISSHAPEN.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diamond Ore
Rutile Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.53407, 6.86206
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DIAMOND BEARING ALLUVIUM FORM FLATS 25 YDS WIDE PONDED BEHIND A DOLERITE DIKE CUTTING SHALE; APPEAR TO BE REWORKED FROM OLDER TERRACES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1943

Mining district

District name Upper Cuyuni Division

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION PER DIAMOND PIT ON THE AVERAGE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 0.3M

Comments on the workings information

  • PITS:12X12X2 FT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POLLARD, E.R., 1952, APPENDIX III, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BARTICA DISTRICT, REPORT ON THE MAKAPA REGION OF THE UPPER CUYUNI RIVER, IN REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1951: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, P. 45-49

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    POLLARD (1952)

Reporter information

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

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