| Deposit ID | 10060983 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC32111 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -58.69959, 6.63013 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Guyana(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Guyana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -58.69959, 6.63013 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Year of last production | 1910 |
| District name | Groete Creek-Aremu-Peters Mine Division |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC32111 |
MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 9.
CANNON, R.T., 1962, GEORGETOWN NW: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, SCALE 1:200000.
BRYN DAVIES, D.A., 1938, REPORT ON GROETE CREEK AND MARIWA GOLDFIELDS OF THE LOWER ESSEQUIBO AND LOWER CUYUNI RIVERS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, BULLETIN NO. 6, P. 17.
CIMRI
MACDONALD (1968), BRYN DAVIES (1938)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WORKINGS OCCUR IN LATERITIC GRAVELS ALONG SIDES AND HEADS OF CREEKS, SOME RIVER TERRACES AND RECENT ALLUVIALS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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