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Potaro District Gold

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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061111
MRDS ID TC32251
Record type Site
Current site name Potaro District Gold

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.09765, 5.32353 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • ARBITRARY POINT IN THE DISTRICT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

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 > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.09765, 5.32353
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1892
Discoverer Rhodius

Mining district

District name Potaro Division

Comments on the production information

  • AU(1) BY HAND WORK; AU(2) DREDGING IN POTARO AND MAHDIA; AU(3) DREDGING IN KONAWARUK AND MINNEHAHA; PEAK PRODUCTON IN 1898 AT 33,288 OZ STEADILY DECLINING TO 18,542 OZ IN 1903-1904 AND LESS THAN 1000 OZ IN 1920'S

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS, G.J., 1936, THE GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE POTARO: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUIANA, BULLETIN NO. 3

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    WILLIAMS (1936)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS ARE A MINOR CONTRIBUTION, MAINLY PLACER GROUND. SECOND MODEL: LOW SULFIDE AU-QUARTZ VEIN (NUM 36A)

Reporter information

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

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