La Hollada Placers

Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodities Diamond, Gold
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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060450
MRDS ID TC20115
Record type Site
Current site name La Hollada Placers
Alternate or previous names Surukun

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.4452, 4.59052 (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
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold 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) -61.4452, 4.59052

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P.

  • Deposit

    ASCANIO T., G., AND LOPEZ, V.M., 1984, CONTRIBUCION A LA GEOLOGIA DEL GRUPO RORAIMA EN EL SURESTE DE VENEZUELA, IN DE CARVALHO, Y.B., CHAIRPERSON, II SYMPOSIUM AMAZONICO, ANAIS, MANAUS, BRAZIL, APR. 8-12, 1984: II SYMPOSIUM AMAZONICO, ANAIS 2, P. 149-162.

  • 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

    COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, 1:5,000,000, EXPLANATORY TEXT: CARACAS, 88 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANEZ, 1985, P. 448.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE UAIREN FORMATION OF THE RORAIMA GROUP IS THOUGHT TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE DIAMONDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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