Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlAt Or Near Contact Of Granite And Amphibolite; Deposit In Nose Of Steeply Plunging Anticline
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAmphibolite,Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Associated rockGranite
Tectonic settingGreenstone Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1905
Identification
Deposit ID10056765
MRDS IDTC00875
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates6.25459, -59.34739
References
BARNARD, F., 1990, GOLD RUSH ARRIVES IN GUYANA SHIELD: ENGINEERING AND MINING GEOLOGY, V. 191, NO. 8, P. 57-63CIMRIBARNARD, F., 1990.