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Queenslane Vein-Tamakay Mine Area

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. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061026
MRDS ID TC32154
Record type Site
Current site name Queenslane Vein-Tamakay Mine Area
Alternate or previous names Includes Western Reef and Eastern Reef

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.19878, 6.40181 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • 1/2 MILE NE OF TAMAKAY VILLAGE

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 Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.19878, 6.40181
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65E
    Dip 30NW
    Thickness 0.15M
    Length 30.48M
    Width 6.1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Issineru Division

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner M. C. Correia

Production statistics

  • Year 1939
    Period 1938-39
    Material AU (2)
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.94 Oz/Ton Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 27g/mt
  • Year 1939
    Period 1938-39
    Material AU (1)
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.65 Oz/Ton Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 18g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • AU (1) AND ORE (1) WEST REEF; AU(2) AND ORE (2) EAST REEFS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 37.

  • Deposit

    BRYN DAVIES, D.A., 1941, GEOLOGY, GOLD, AND DIAMOND DEPOSITS OF THE AWARAPARI-ISSINERU-PUTA RENG AREA, UPPER MAZARUNI RIVER: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, BULLETIN NO. 17.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BRYN DAVIES (1941)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 PARALLEL VEINS 200 FT APART, WIDTH IS DEPTH TO WATER LEVEL

Reporter information

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

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