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Golden City

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. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061073
MRDS ID TC32205
Record type Site
Current site name Golden City
Alternate or previous names Baramita Goldfield, Fairmaid Shaft, Contention Shaft

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.44518, 7.35203 (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

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) -60.44518, 7.35203
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N75E
    Dip NE
    Length 243.84M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1916
Discoverer Manoel Gouveia, A Local Indian

Mining district

District name Northwest District Division

Comments on the production information

  • REPORTED GRADES

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1937
    Total resources 4000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.367 g/mt Gold Major 1937

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE IS SUPERFICIAL MATERIAL

Comments on the workings information

  • AT LEAST 25 SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 59.

  • Deposit

    BARRON, C.N., ED., 1961, BARAMITA SE & SW: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, SCALE 1:200000.

  • 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

    BRACEWELL (1938)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AREA: 5000 YD SQUARE

Reporter information

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

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