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Tasawinni District Manganese

Occurrence in Guyana with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061954
MRDS ID TC34948
Record type Site
Current site name Tasawinni District Manganese
Alternate or previous names Chinese Creek Trail

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.99462, 7.5998 (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

  • NORTH OF TASAWINNI LANDING ON BARAMA RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore

Analytical data

Result 43.17 % MN, 2.74 % FE, 15.98 % SIO2, 0.08% P FOR BULK SAMPLE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.99462, 7.5998
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N52E
    Dip 80NW
    Length 804.65M
    Width 152.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Northwest District Division

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DAVIES, D.A.B., 1937-1938, REPORT ON GOLD AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE LOWER BARAMA RIVER, NORTHWEST DISTRICT: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 14, 31 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ARE OTHER LENSES IN THE SAME AREA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-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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