Adieu-Vat

Producer in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France 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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064859
MRDS ID TC39742
Record type Site
Current site name Adieu-Vat
Alternate or previous names Veins Rocher, Madame, Wears, Californie, Alexandre

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -53.00586, 4.86883 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

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

  • ON THE COURCIBO RIVER NEAR CONFLUENCE WITH SINNAMARY IN SINNAMARY RIVER BASIN, USED TOWN OF ADIEU-VAT AS LOCATION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Marcasite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Analytical data

Result FLUID INCLUSIONS, 225-300 DEGREES C
Result CO2, CO2 +H2O

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -53.00586, 4.86883

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip }

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner La Societe De Adieu-Vat (Early 1900'S), Brgm-Comilog Concession (1980'S)

Production statistics

  • Year 1911
    Period 1900-1911
    Material AU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^70 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 70g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • GRADE AVERAGE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Total resources 293000000kg commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6 g/mt Gold Major 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AU (1) FROM TAILINGS OF ROCHER VEIN; AU (2) FROM SURFICIAL ALTERED ROCKS.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT AND WORKINGS TO 123 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACHAIRAS, GEORGES, 1963, METALLOGENIE DE L'OR EN GUYANE FRANCAISE: MEMOIRES DU BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES, NO. 22, 207 P.

  • Deposit

    CHOUBERT, B., 1974, LE PRECAMBRIEN DES GUYANES: MEMOIRES DU BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES NO. 81, 212 P.

  • 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

    BRGM, 1979, INVENTAIRE MINIER DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE: BILAN ET PERSPECTIVES: MINISTERE DE L'INDUSTRIE; BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES, AUG. 1979, 127P.

  • 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 MINIERES, DEC. 1987, 58 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    CHOUBERT (1974)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH JASPER AND CHERT VEINS, ROCHER VEIN IS 119 M DEEP AND 70 G/MT.

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.