| Deposit ID | 10060978 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC32106 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wariri Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Chinese Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -58.93654, 6.55624 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Guyana(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Guyana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| 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 | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bartica Assemblage | ||||
| Rock description | Bartica Assemblage | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -58.93654, 6.55624 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1863 |
| District name | Groete Creek-Aremu-Peters Mine Division |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | British Guiana Gold Co , J. M. Mcdiarmid And Mr. Davison , British Guiana Goldfields Ltd |
| First year | 1863 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mc Diarmid, J. M. And Mr. Davison |
| First year | 1946 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | British Guiana Goldfields Ltd |
| First year | 1959 |
| Year | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1938 |
| Material | GRAVELS |
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Up To 0.10 Oz Au/Cu Yd |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC32106 |
MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 14-16.
CANNON, R.T., 1962, GEORGETOWN NW, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, SCALE 1:200000.
ANON, 1969, A FURTHER GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA, SUPPLEMENT TO BULLETIN 38, P.4.
CIMRI
MACDONALD (1968); SUPPLEMENT TO BULLETIN 38 (1969)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALLUVIAL FLATS AND TERRACES PLACERED ON WARIRI CREEK. SECOND MODEL: PLACER AU-PGE (NUM 39A) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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