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Moscow Creek

Past Producer in Guyana with commodity Diamond
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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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061720
MRDS ID TC34665
Record type Site
Current site name Moscow Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.24013, 4.75578 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • WEST FLOWING TRIBUTARY OF BERBICE RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Rutile Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 122
USGS model code 39d
Deposit model name Diamond placer

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -58.24013, 4.75578
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Berbice District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mc Beath And Bailey
    First year 1953

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POLLARD, E.R., DIXON, C.G., AND DUJARDIN, R.A., 1957, DIAMOND RESOURCES OF BRITISH GUIANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN, NO. 28, 45P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 6 IN LAYER OF GRAVEL RESTING ON BEDROCK AND CLAY OVERLAIN BY 6-8 FT OF CLAY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-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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