Mine detail: Aurora Mine

Previously called 'Includes Aleck HillMad KissAnd Walcott Gold Deposits'

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Location

Lat / long: 6.79179, -59.73683

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Ore: Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite
Gangue: Ankerite, Limonite, Quartz, Sericite
Discovery year: 1911

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Cuyuni Formation, Mazaruni Group
Host type:Greenstone
Tectonic:Greenstone Belt

References

MRDSTC32003
DEP10060912
Reference{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}
ReporterPage, Norman J.