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Marcus Workings

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061075
MRDS ID TC32208
Record type Site
Current site name Marcus Workings
Alternate or previous names Baramita Goldfield

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.43074, 7.34314 (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 > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.43074, 7.34314
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • APPEARS TO BE ON SAME OR SIMILAR STRUCTURES TO MILLIONAIRE, RESERVE, CROCODILE AND OLD WORLD IN 3 1/2 X 1/2 MILE AREA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Northwest District Division

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.

  • 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.

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