Capaura Placers

Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Diamond
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060440
MRDS ID TC20100
Record type Site
Current site name Capaura Placers

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.76607, 5.34548 (WGS84)

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
Diamond Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diamond Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 122
USGS model code 39d
Deposit model name Diamond placer

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.76607, 5.34548

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURENCES IN THE GUAYANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P., 1 OVER-SIZE SHEET.

  • Deposit

    ANEZ, GUILLERMO, 1985, EXPLORACION Y EVALUACION DE POSIBLES DEPOSITOS DIAMANTIFEROS EN EL DISTRITO CEDENO DEL ESTADO BOLIVAR: BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, MEM, I SYMPOSIUM AMAZONICO, NO. 10, P. 443-463.

  • Deposit

    BRICENO M., H.O., 1984, GENESIS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES VENEZOLANOS II: PLACERES DIAMANTIFEROS DE SAN SALVADOR DE PAUL: ACTA CIENTIFICA VENEZOLANA, V. 26, P. 154-158.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANEZ, 1985, P. 448.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.