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Esperance

Producer in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France 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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064854
MRDS ID TC39737
Record type Site
Current site name Esperance
Alternate or previous names Crique Esperance

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -54.30172, 4.63606 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 100 KM SOUTH OF ST. LAURENT DU MARONI, 12 KM FROM SURINAME BORDER.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Department of Guiana [French Guiana](province)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
France Department of Guiana [French Guiana]

Comments on the location information

  • USED TOWN AS LOCATION. 12 KM EAST OF MARONI IN UPPER PART OF CRIQUE BEIMAN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

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 Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Paramaca Formation
    Rock description Paramaca Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -54.30172, 4.63606
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Economic information

Ore body information

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Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Somab (Pre-1987 Had Beiman Creek Alluvial Concessions And In 1987 Had Esperance Permit)
  • Type Operator
    Owner Golden Star Resources Inc.
    First year 1993

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE IN 1917 AND ONWARD.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AU (1): 5 M THICKNESS IN ANOMALIES AT 500 PPB. AU (2): IN ALTERED ROCKS.

Comments on development

  • GOLDEN STAR ACQUIRED 50 SQ KM OPTION TO EXPLORE AND COMPLETE A FEASIBILITY STUDY WITHIN 5 YEARS. THREE DRILL HOLES (1980-1982) BY BRGM HAD 10.8 G/T AU OVER 6 M, 51 G/T OVER 2 M, 100 G/T AU OVER 0.6 M WITH OTHER LOWER GRADE INTERSECTIONS.

Reference information

Comments on the other database information

  • TC39737 AND TC39832 ARE NOT DUPLICATES (TINA WELLS 1/94)

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOLDEN STAR INC. SHAREHOLDERS REPORT, 1993

  • Deposit

    GRAY, FLOYD, UNPUBLISHED FILES.

  • Deposit

    CHOUBERT, B., 19(?), CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE: SERVICE DE LA CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DE LA FRANCE, SCALE 1:500,000, NO DATE GIVEN.

  • Deposit

    LASSERRE, J.L. AND PLAT, R., 1987, INVENTAIRE MINIER DE LA GUYANE: MINISTERE DE L'INDUSTRIE DES POSTIS ET TELECOMMUNICATIONS ET DU TOURISME, BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINERES, DEC. 1987, 58P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 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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