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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061050
MRDS ID TC32178
Record type Site
Current site name Barima Mine
Alternate or previous names Arakaka Goldfield, Engelen Shaft, Lyons Shaft

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.04128, 7.59202 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

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 Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Bartica Assemblage
    Rock description Bartica Assemblage
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.04128, 7.59202
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.83M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1894

Mining district

District name Northwest District Division

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Barima Gold Mining Co. , Dutch Co And British Guiana Goldmines Ltd , Porkknock
    First year 1894
    Last year 1903
  • Type Operator
    Owner Dutch Co And British Guiana Goldmines Ltd.
    First year 1894
    Last year 1903
  • Type Operator
    Owner Porkknockers
    First year 1913

Comments on the production information

  • SURFACE ZONE CONTAINED UP TO 31 OZ/TON

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1837 TAILINGS RAN 0.225 OZ/TON

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 SHAFTS, NUMEROUS DRIFTS AND TUNNELS, ALSO INTERCONNECTED TO WINTER MINE.

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

    BRACEWELL, S., 1938, GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST DISTRICT WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING A REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE ARUKA DISTRICT BY W.T., LORD, 1929: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, BULLETIN NO. 7.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MACDONALD (1968), BRACEWELL (1938)

  • Reserve-Resource

    BRACEWELL (1938)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 DIFFERENT SUBPARALLEL VEINS (A,B,C,D) IN GNEISSIC ROCK. RANGE OF THICKNESS IN VEINS: (A IS 1-2.5 FEET, B IS 6-8 INCHES, C IS 1-6 FEET

Reporter information

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

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