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Upper Kuribrong Gold and Diamond Field

Past Producer in Guyana with commodities Gold, Diamond
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105140
MRDS ID TC32074
Record type Site
Current site name Upper Kuribrong Gold and Diamond Field
Alternate or previous names Ipobe River District, Includes Ipobe, Amare, Lucifer, Venus, Aligator, Faith Creeks

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.43211, 5.50297 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • ON KURIBRONG RIVER BETWEEN MONA AND AMAILA FALLS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Diamond Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DIAMONDS USUALLY 1/16 TO 3/4 CARAT, LARGEST 7 CARATS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diamond Ore
Gold Ore
Rutile Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.43211, 5.50297
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1926
Discoverer S. Bracewell

Mining district

District name Kaburi-Issano-Karanag Division

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Garnett And Co., 1926

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 52.

  • Deposit

    BRACEWELL, S., 1936, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE KURIBRONG RIVER BELOW AMAILA FALL, SECTION V IN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, 1934 REPORTS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, BULLETIN NO. 2, P. 26-36.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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