Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Bartica Assemblage
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1911
Identification
Deposit ID10061055
MRDS IDTC32183
Alternate namesArakaka Goldfield
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates7.56925, -60.07184
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 TH EGEOLOGY OF THE ARUKA DISTRICT BY W.T. LORD, 1929: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, BULLETIN NO. 7.CIMRIBRACEWELL (1938)