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Mara-Mara-Puruni River Dredging

Occurrence in Guyana with commodities Gold, Diamond
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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 10061046
MRDS ID TC32174
Record type Site
Current site name Mara-Mara-Puruni River Dredging

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.32293, 6.29043 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • INCLUDES 6 MILES UP MARA-MARA RIVER AND AREAS ON PURUNI RIVER FROM MARA-MARA RIVER TO MOUTH OF PURUNI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Diamond Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DIAMOND RECOVERIES LIMITED TO OCCASSIONAL SMALL DIAMOND.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

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 Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.32293, 6.29043
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 28967.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Groete Creek-Aremu-Peters Mine Division

Comments on development

  • EVALUATED FOR DREDGING BY B.G. CONSOLIDATED GOLDFIELDS, LTD. IN 1955

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 19.

  • Deposit

    ALLDERIDGE, M.G., 1962, PURUNI SE: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA; SCALE 1:200,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENGTH OF PAY AT BETTER THAN 0.0042 OZ/CY

Reporter information

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

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