La Rose Creek

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105219
MRDS ID TC34904
Record type Site
Current site name La Rose Creek
Alternate or previous names Includes Upper Kutuau River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.44933, 6.98455 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED FROM DAVIES (1938) MAP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Diamond Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DIAMONDS SPARSE, UP TO 0.25 CARAT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Anatase Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Staurolite Gangue

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) -59.44933, 6.98455

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DAVIES, D.A.B., 1938, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER WAINI RIVER, NORTHWEST DISTRICT: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 15, 21 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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