Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Bartica Assemblage
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1894
Identification
Deposit ID10061050
MRDS IDTC32178
Alternate namesArakaka Goldfield, Lyons Shaft, Engelen Shaft
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates7.59202, -60.04128
References
MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 58.BRACEWELL, S., 1938, GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST DISTRICT WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING A REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE ARUKA DISTRICT BY W.T., LORD, 1929: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, BULLETIN NO. 7.CIMRIMACDONALD (1968), BRACEWELL (1938)