Taparau Creek

Occurrence in Guyana with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10061939
MRDS ID	TC34931
Record type	Site
Current site name	Taparau Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-59.37794, 6.03766 (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

HEADWATERS OF CREEK TRIBUTARY OF PURUNI RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical	Primary
Tantalum Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Columbite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-59.37794, 6.03766	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC34931

Bibliographic references

Deposit

STOCKLEY, G.M., 1955, THE GEOLOGY OF BRITISH GUIANA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MINERAL RESOURCES: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 25, 102 P
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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