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Tamberlin and Little Tamberlin Creeks

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061146
MRDS ID TC32313
Record type Site
Current site name Tamberlin and Little Tamberlin Creeks

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.11603, 6.7179 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • W. FLOWING TRIBUTARIES OF WENAMU RIVER (VENAMO RIVER); LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATABASE ARE FOR VENAMO RIVER ON VENEZUELA-GUYANA BORDER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PLACER GOLD COARSE AND NOT VERY WORN, NUGGETS UP TO 0.05 OZ.

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
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.11603, 6.7179
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE-SW
    Dip STEEPLY SSE
    Thickness 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Upper Cuyuni Division

Comments on the production information

  • POSSIBLE PRODUCTION 18 PENNYWEIGHTS PER 3 MEN PER DAY (0.9 OZ AU).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, 91 P.

  • Deposit

    POLLARD, E.R., 1952, APPENDIX 1, REPORT ON THE WENAMU-OHNOPI REGION OF THE UPPER CUYUNI RIVER,IN REPORT ON THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1951: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, PP. 15-27.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS IS FOR THE GRAVELS.

Reporter information

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

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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