Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueAnkerite, Calcite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockMetasedimentary Rock · Marudi Group
AlterationSilicification Over Zone Of 140 Ft
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1947
Identification
Deposit ID10060955
MRDS IDTC32059
Alternate namesMazoa Hill, Marudi Mine, Rupununi Gold Mines Ltd.
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates2.22341, -59.17376
References
MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 61-64.BARRON, C.N., 1962, THE GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTH SAVANAS DEGREE SQUARE: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 33, 29 P.BERRANGE, J.P., 1977, THE GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES OVERSEAS MEMOIR 7, 112 P.ANON., 1994, MARUNDI UPDATE: MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, FEBRUARY 25, 1994, P. 136.ANON., 1994, SUTTON RESUMES GUYANA DRILLING: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 37, P. 3.CIMRIBARRON (1962).