Mine detail: Aurora Mine

Previously called 'Includes Aleck HillMad KissAnd Walcott Gold Deposits'

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Location: Guyana, South America
Lat / long: 6.79179, -59.73683
dep_id: 10060912
mrds_id: TC32003
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite
gangue: Ankerite, Limonite, Quartz, Sericite
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
conc_proc: Mad Kiss Weathers To White Clay To Depth Of 20-50 Ft.
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Cuyuni Formation, Mazaruni Group
hrock_type: Greenstone
tectonic: Greenstone Belt
disc_yr: 1911
discr: Local Miners
References:
  • Deposit:: MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 27-30.
  • Deposit:: ALLEN, P.M., 1962, PURUNI NW: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, SCALE 1:200,000.
  • Deposit:: BARNARD, F., 1990, GOLD RUSH ARRIVES IN GUIANA SHIELD: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 191, NO. 8, P. 57-63.
  • Deposit:: WEBER, B.N., 1952, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE ALEX HILL AND MAD KISS MINES CUYUNI GOLDFIELDS AURORA DISTRICT, CUYUNI RIVER, BRITISH GUIANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 23, SEC. 4, P. 76-86.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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