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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A river, about 160 km (100 mi) long, of central Guyana. It has gold deposits and is known for its Kaieteur Falls.

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Examples

  • Infinito will also receive a two per cent NSR royalty for all future alluvial, saprolite and bedrock production from the Potaro project in Guyana to a maximum of US$2 million.

    Market News 2010

  • Camille Pollard of Lot 15 Craig Street, Campbellville entered a not guilty plea to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking, while Georgina Abrams, of Three Mile, Potaro, Bartica, entered not guilty pleas to the charges of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and possession of narcotics.

    Stabroek News Stabroek staff 2010

  • The project which has the capacity to provide over 140 megawatts of electricity is to be located along the Kuribrong River in Potaro, Region Eight.

    Caribbean Net News Daily Headlines 2009

  • The project which has the capacity to provide over 140 megawatts of electricity is to be located along the Kuribrong River in Potaro, Region Eight.

    Caribbean Net News Daily Headlines 2009

  • (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) and Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) indicated that there is evidence of the presence gold deposits in the area.

    Stabroek News 2009

  • The current state of a section of the Bartica-Potaro road that was rehabilitated last year.

    Stabroek News 2009

  • Part of the discussion on the chemistry of the Potaro basin focused on the potential which it has for PGMs, the general name given to minerals such as platinum along with palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium, all of which play a key role in the manufacturing process.

    Caribbean Net News Daily Headlines 2009

  • It is not an easy road, "said Vashti Layne of Bartica-Potaro road.

    Stabroek News 2010

  • It is not an easy road, "said Vashti Layne of Bartica-Potaro road.

    Stabroek News 2010

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