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Appaparu Creek and Tributaries

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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105160
MRDS ID TC32308
Record type Site
Current site name Appaparu Creek and Tributaries
Alternate or previous names Includes Labaria, White, Wani, Black Creeks

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.41625, 5.4538 (WGS84)

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) -58.41625, 5.4538
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.85M
    Depth to top 1.62M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Appaparu-Kanaimapu District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner South American Mining And Engineering Syndicate
    First year 1934

Comments on the production information

  • UP TO 0.0406 OZ/TON AU

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 61

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MACDONALD (1968)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BEST GROUND FROM WANI CREEK INTERSECTION WITH APPAPARU DOWNSTREAM. DEPTH TO TOP IS AVERAGE OVERBURDEN, 2.8 FT IS AVERAGE THICKNESS OF GRAVELS.

Reporter information

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

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

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