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Quartzstone Creek

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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061921
MRDS ID TC34905
Record type Site
Current site name Quartzstone Creek
Alternate or previous names White Creek, Includes Tributaries

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.20988, 6.83456 (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

  • N FLOWING TRIBUTARY OF CUYUNI 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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.20988, 6.83456
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1908

Mining district

District name Groete Creek - Aremu - Peters Mine Division

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Canarc Resources
    First year 1994

Comments on the production information

  • OVERALL REPORTED VALUE; 0.0305 OZ/CU YD OVER A DEPTH OF 12 FT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall length 11265.1M

Comments on development

  • CANARC APPARENTLY DRILLED A VEIN DEPOSIT IN THIS AREA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRANTHAM, D.R., 1938, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE WARIRI - AREMU - QUARTZSTONE SECTION OF THE CUYUNI DISTRICT: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 12, PART 3, P. 25-37.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1994, GUYANA: CANARC PREFORA: LATINOMINERIA, AUGUST 1994, P.12.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GRANTHAM (1938).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 06-MAR-1995 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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