GOLD DEPOSITS OT THE GUIANA SHIELD

DOI: 10.47765/0869-5997-2020-10023

Authors

  • A.P. Maslovsky
    JSC Pokrovsky mine, Moscow
    irector of business development

Keywords:

gold, ore field, deposits, Guiana shield, greenstone belt, Lower Proterozoic, shear zones, batholite, intrusive stock, ore veins, volcanosedimentary rocks, granites.

Abstract

The article provides a comparative analysis of Guyana and Venezuela major deposits within the Quartzstone ore field (Guyana). From the northwest to the southeast (from Venezuela to Brazil), more than 10 ore gold deposits are currently known, their total resources (including previous production) exceed 2,600 tons of gold (excluding the Amapari and Salamangoni deposits in Brazil). Almost all of Guyana deposits are confined to the Lower Proterozoic greenstone belts of the Guiana shield identified and explored for the past 15–20 years. The geological features of the largest deposits (Omay, Aurora, Toroparu, Tassawini and Monosi) are presented in the article.

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Published

2021-02-15

How to Cite

Масловский Алексей Павлович. (2021). GOLD DEPOSITS OT THE GUIANA SHIELD: DOI: 10.47765/0869-5997-2020-10023. Ores and Metals, 1(4). Retrieved from https://rm.tsnigri.ru/index.php/main/article/view/118

Issue

No. 4 (2020)

Section

Applied metallogeny