Arakaka

Arakaka is a community in the Barima-Waini region of Guyana, standing on the Barima River and 12 miles southerly of Port Kaituma, at an altitude of 63 metres (209 feet).

Arakaka
Community
Arakaka
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 7°35′N 60°01′W
Country Guyana
RegionBarima-Waini
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total196

It is the centre of the gold-bearing district,[2] featuring lateritic-saprolitic deposits. Gold mining in the area has attracted international mining companies, such as Alicanto Minerals Ltd (Australia) and Barrick Gold Corporation (Canada).[3]

The population of Arakaka varies according to the amount of mineral extraction in the region. Launches formerly ascended the river regularly to Arakaka, where a mining warden was stationed.[4] Arakaka has a police outpost.[5]

Matthews Ridge is a nearby settlement also in the Matarkai sub-region.[6]

References
  1. "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. "Alicanto Minerals confirms high-grade assays from Arakaka gold project". Small Caps. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. "Canadian company pulls out from gold joint venture at Arakaka". Stabroek News. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  4. British Guiana British Empire exhibition, Wembley, 1924. University of Florida. London. 1924. p. 11.
  5. "Man to be charged with setting police outpost on fire". Stabroek News. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  6. "Thirty-eight trucks due next week for manganese mine - McLean". Stabroek News. 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2021-01-12.


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