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Five Stars Goldfield

Past Producer in Guyana 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105141
MRDS ID TC32189
Record type Site
Current site name Five Stars Goldfield
Alternate or previous names Includes Powis-Paru Creek, Handrail Creek, Tributaries of Takatu, New World, Kawana Creek, Jimbo Creek, Rudder's Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.38268, 7.61452 (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 BARIMA RIVER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NUGGET OF 333 OZ FROM POWIS-PARU, NEW WORLD GOLD IS COARSE

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) -60.38268, 7.61452
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1925

Mining district

District name Northwest District Division

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Powis-Paru Syndicate

Comments on the production information

  • STILL PLACER ACTIVITY IN 1937.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BRAMLEY, K., 1961, BARAMITA NE: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, SCALE 1:200000.

  • Deposit

    BRACEWELL, S., 1938, GEOLOGICAL RECONNIASSANCE SURVEY OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST DISTRICT WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING A REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE ARUKA DISTRICT BY W.T. LORD, 1929: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, BULLETIN NO, 7.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BRACEWELL (1938)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ELUVIAL MATERIALS OCCUR ON HILLS; QUARTZ VEINS OCCUR ON GREEN HILL, RUDDERS HILL, AND IN THE NEW WORLD FIELD BUT IN 1937 NONE HAD BECOME MINES; AU IS HOSTED IN METAVOLCANIC ROCKS
Deposit Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S

Reporter information

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

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