Mine detail: Marudi Mountain

Previously called 'Mazoa HillMarudi MineRupununi Gold Mines Ltd.'

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Location: Guyana, South America
Lat / long: 2.22341, -59.17376
dep_id: 10060955
mrds_id: TC32059
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
gangue: Ankerite, Calcite, Quartz, Sericite
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
alteration: Silicification Over Zone Of 140 Ft
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Marudi Group
hrock_type: Metasedimentary Rock
disc_yr: 1947
References:
  • Deposit:: MACDONALD, J.R., 1968, A GUIDE TO MINERAL EXPLORATION IN GUYANA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GUYANA, BULLETIN 38, P. 61-64.
  • Deposit:: BARRON, C.N., 1962, THE GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTH SAVANAS DEGREE SQUARE: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 33, 29 P.
  • Deposit:: BERRANGE, J.P., 1977, THE GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES OVERSEAS MEMOIR 7, 112 P.
  • Deposit:: ANON., 1994, MARUNDI UPDATE: MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, FEBRUARY 25, 1994, P. 136.
  • Deposit:: ANON., 1994, SUTTON RESUMES GUYANA DRILLING: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 37, P. 3.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: BARRON (1962).
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