Takutu Head Goldfield

Occurrence in Guyana with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062002
MRDS ID TC35010
Record type Site
Current site name Takutu Head Goldfield

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.54822, 2.50868 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

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) -59.54822, 2.50868

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rupununi District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARRON, C.N., 1962, THE GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTH SAVANNAS DEGREE SQUARE: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 33, 29 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INCLUDES 74 OCCURRENCES, 29 WITH A TRACE OF AU, 18 WITH GOOD AU AND 2 0.25-0.60 OZ/CU YD AU; AREA UNDERLAIN BY SCHISTS, PERHAPS DERIVED FROM QUARTZ VEINS.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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