Peters Mine

Past Producer in Guyana 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. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105161
MRDS ID TC32312
Record type Site
Current site name Peters Mine
Alternate or previous names Peters Vein, Sutherland Vein, North Vein, South Vein, Karns Vein, Chase Vein

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.35127, 6.25348 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 1 MILE FROM PURUNI RIVER, APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES ABOVE THE CONFLUENCE WITH MAZARUNI RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Ankerite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.90 TO 1.40 OZ/TON AU OVER 5-6 FT
Result 1.25 TO 1.65 OZ/TON AU OVER 12 FT
Result 15 FT OF 2.45 OZ/TON AU
Result 9 FT OF 5.95 OZ/TON AU.

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 Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Mazaruni Group;Cuyuni Formation
    Rock description Mazaruni Group;Cuyuni Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.35127, 6.25348

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip 70W
    Length 91.44M
    Width 60.96M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1904

Mining district

District name Groete Creek-Aremu-Peters Mine Division

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Bg Gold Concessions Co. Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1909
    Period 1904-09
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.79 Oz/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 25g/mt
  • Year 1909
    Period 1904-09
    Material AU
    Description Cp_Grade: ^1.0 Oz/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 32g/mt
  • Year 1909
    Material AU
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.07 Oz/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • GRADE MILL-HEADS BETTER THAN 1 OZ; RECOVERY BELOW 75%, AVERAGE PRODUCTION 40 TONS/DAY BUT IN 1909 ROSE TO 62 TONS/DAY; PRODUCTION MOSTLY FROM 100 AND 200 LEVELS AND OPEN PIT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INFERRED RESERVE.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT, 310 FT SHAFT, LEVELS AT 100, 200, 300 FT; 1964-1965 DRILLING PROJECT OF 7 HOLES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit KARNES AND PETER'S VEIN APPEAR TO BE THE SAME VEIN; OPEN PIT HAS INTERLACING AND BRANCHING VEINS WITH MINERALIZED ZONE TRENDING SLIGHTLY E OF N AND DIP 70W; LOCAL E-W FAULTING DISRUPTS THE VEIN; PRINCIPAL VEINS TREND N60-70W, DIPPING W, SOME SHALLOW SOME DIP SE; THICKNESS OF VEINS FROM FRACTIONS OF INCH TO 15 FT, COMMONLY 4-5 FT. MAXIMUM AREA OF DEPOSIT IS 6000 FT SQUARE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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