Taparau Creek

Occurrence in Guyana with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061039
MRDS ID TC32167
Record type Site
Current site name Taparau Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.29599, 6.05655 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • TRIBUTARY OF PURUNI RIVER, ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES S. OF THOMAS ISLAND

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
    Rock unit name Bartica Assemblage
    Rock description Bartica Assemblage
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.29599, 6.05655

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • WORKINGS ALONG SCHIST-GRANITE CONTACT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Groete Creek-Aremu-Peters Mine Division

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 24.

  • Deposit

    ALLDERIDGE, M.G., 1962, PURUNI SE: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, SCALE 1:200000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.