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Williams Mine

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. 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 10060984
MRDS ID TC32112
Record type Site
Current site name Williams Mine
Alternate or previous names Kokerit Goldfield

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.58794, 7.32731 (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 BARAMA RIVER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.06 OZ/TON OVER REEF
Result 0.46 OZ/TON OVER 12 INCHES

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 Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.58794, 7.32731
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 80NE
    Thickness 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Northwest District Division

Comments on the workings information

  • MILL: HAND MORTAR, SLUCING AND HG AMALGAMATION, ADIT, WINZE, CROSS CUT, OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 58.

  • Deposit

    CANNON, R.T., 1961, WAINI SW: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, SCALE 1:200,000.

  • Deposit

    DAVIES, D.A.B., 1937-1938, REPORT ON GOLD AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE LOWER BARAMA RIVER, NORTHWEST DISTRICT: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 14, 31 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ASSOCIATED WITH A TERRACE DEPOSIT THAT IN 1937 HAD 10,000 CU YDS OF GRAVELS UP TO 0.0581 OZ/CU YD.

Reporter information

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

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