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West Fork Creek

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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105227
MRDS ID TC34968
Record type Site
Current site name West Fork Creek
Alternate or previous names West Fork Creek District, Goring's Workings

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.68239, 6.9765 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR ITAPORE, ON A RIDGE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • WELL FORMED CRYSTALS WITH PRISM FACE 1.5 M WIDE AND UP TO 6 M LONG.

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.68239, 6.9765
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Aurora Division, Aranka Goldfield

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Roraima Gold And Golden Star Resources ).
    First year 1994

Comments on the production information

  • PRINCIPAL PRODUCER IN 1945.

Comments on development

  • 2400 M DRILLING PROGRAM BEGAN IN SEPT 1994, FIVE HOLES OF 950 M. 3 HOLES TESTED A TRENCH THAT RAN 2.47 G/MT AU OVER 51 M; ONE HOLE SHOWED 1.11 G/MT AU OVER 102.3 M INTERSECTION WITH 19.2 M OF 2.04 G/MT. ANOTHER HOLE 200 M W HAD 1.35 G/MT AU OVER 44.35 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DAVIES, D.A.B., 1937, REPORT ON THE ARANKA GOLDFIELD, CUYUNI RIVER, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 10, 25 P.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1994, WEST FORK GOLD VALUES: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 39, P. 19.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    DAVIES (1937).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH OF WORKINGS IN PLACER DEPOSITS 1-5 M. COMMERCIAL CRYSTAL NESTS ARE UP TO 25 M X 10 M X 3M.
Deposit NORTH FLOWING TRIBUTARY NEAR MOUTH (GORING'S WORKINGS) EXTENSIVE BUT PRE-1937; TERRACE ABOVE MOUTH HAD VALUES 0.0847 TO 0.110 OZ/CU YD; FLATS AT MOUTH RAN 0.0203 OZ/CU YD OF FINE GOLD; ABOUT 1 MILE ABOVE MOUTH GRAVEL 2 FT THICK WITH 7 FT OF OVERBURDEN GAVE 0.097 OZ/CU YD ON FLAT WITH WIDTH OF 500 FT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 03-FEB-95 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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