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Tumatumari

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. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061133
MRDS ID TC32279
Record type Site
Current site name Tumatumari

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.00071, 5.36908 (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 POTARO RIVER

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 > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.00071, 5.36908
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Potaro Division

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner British Guiana Consolidated Goldfield
    First year 1956
    Last year 1958

Production statistics

  • Year 1956
    Material GRAVELS
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.00854 Oz/Cy Au
  • Year 1957
    Material GRAVELS
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.00729 Oz/Cy Au

Comments on the production information

  • NO DIAMONDS RECOVERED; COMPANY WENT BANKRUPT IN 1958.

Comments on the workings information

  • DREDGED (1956-1958)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 51.

  • Deposit

    BATESON, J.H., AND BARRON,C.N., 1961, POTARO SE: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, SCALE 1:200000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1) PROVEN RESERVES, (2) PARTLY PROVEN RESERVES

Reporter information

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

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