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Dukwarri Fall

Past Producer in Guyana with commodity Diamond
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105193
MRDS ID TC34561
Record type Site
Current site name Dukwarri Fall
Alternate or previous names Dukwarri River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.89573, 6.86317 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • AVERAGE SIZE 6 CARATS, COARSE DIAMONDS WITH MANY BROKEN STONES.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.89573, 6.86317
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Aurora Division

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner K. B. Croft

Comments on the production information

  • CONSISTED OF 24, 835 STONES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRACEWELL, S., 1949, THE GEOLOGY OF THE AURORA DISTRICT CUYUNI RIVER, BRITISH GUIANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN, NO. 21, 34 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BRACEWELL (1949).

Reporter information

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

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