Description
Prospectors, Pork Knockers
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Wolframite
GangueChlorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPhyllite · Rosebel Formation;Amina Formation
Associated rockGranite
StructureSyncline With Low Angle Faults (Thrusts?)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1880
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10063976
MRDS IDTC38111
Alternate namesHeadley's Reef Concession, Bens Stork Concession, Rosebel Area Gross Rosebel, Includes Mayo, Savannah Mine, Royal Hill, Roma, Rosebell Koolhauen,, Pay Caro, East Pay Caro, and Several Other Areas
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates5.13464, -55.58257
References
COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983 METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, SCALE 1:5,000,000.BOSMA, W., HO LEN FAT, A.G., AND WELTER, C.C., 1972 (?), MINERALS AND MINING IN SURINAME: SEPARATA DE LA MEMORIA DE IX CONFERENCIA INTER-GUAYANAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA: PUBLICACION ESPECIAL NO. 6 CARACAS, VENEZUELA, P. 493-526.PAGE, N.J, FIELD EXAMINATION, MAY 1993.WERNICK, GEORGE, 1994, GOLDEN STAR IS NO STRONGER TO GUIANA SHIELD: THE NORTHERN MINER, SEPT. 26, 1994, P. C12.ANON., 1995, WORK PROGRAM AT GROS ROSEBEL: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 50, P. 13.CIMRI