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Chile

Past Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060283
MRDS ID TC10295
Record type Site
Current site name Chile

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.83438, 7.30148 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 5.6 KM SSW OF EL CALLAO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bolivar(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Bolivar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Ankerite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.83438, 7.30148
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Strike N80E
    Dip 44S
    Thickness 0.14M
    Length 1700M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Callao District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Teck And Tvx Gold (50%)-Cug Minerven (50%) ).
    First year 1994

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Period Up To 1968
    Material AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^45.4 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 45g/mt
  • Year 1968
    Period Up To 1968
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^45.4 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 45g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • MINED OUT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CUG-MINERVEN GIVES RESOURCE FOR CHILE, LAGUNA, AND PANAMA-A. MOST IS IN WESTERN EXTENSION OF CHILE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, DIRECCION GENERAL SECTORIAL DE MINAS Y GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, P. 171.

  • Deposit

    NEWHOUSE, W.H., AND ZULOAGA, G., 1929, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE GUYANA HIGHLANDS, VENEZUELA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 24, P. 797-810.

  • Deposit

    KILBURN, JOHN, 1994, EL CALLAO REGION ATTRACTS INTEREST: THE NORTHERN MINER, SEPT. 26, 1994, P. C1-C2.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    RODRIGUEZ, M., 1986.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT HAS BEEN MINED OUT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1991 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Cox, Dennis P.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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