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Imperial Mine

Occurrence in Delta Amacuro*, Venezuela with commodity Iron
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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. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060483
MRDS ID TC20159
Record type Site
Current site name Imperial Mine
Alternate or previous names Los Castillos, Cerro La Imperial

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.333, 8.54225 (WGS84)
Elevation 180
Relative position ABOUT 140 KM DOWN ORINOCO FROM CIUDAD BOLIVAR, ABOUT 1 KM FROM 2 OLD SPANISH FORTS. E OF "THE CASTLES" (WHICH ARE THE FORTS)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Delta Amacuro*(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Delta Amacuro*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Laterization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 188
USGS model code 28b
Deposit model name Algoma Fe

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Imataca Complex
    Rock description Imataca Complex
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.333, 8.54225
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 2000M
    Width 1000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Pao District

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Total resources 6000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 58 wt-pct Iron Major 1986

Comments on development

  • PROSPECTED BY CANADIAN VENEZUELAN ORE CO. BEFORE WWI (1911-14). EXPLORED 1911-1944. ; ECON.COM: GOOD LOCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT; IF ITABIRITE EVER BECOMES MINABLE, THE IMPERIAL IS BY FAR THE LARGEST KNOWN DEPOSIT OF IT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ZULOAGA, GUILLERMO, 1935, THE GEOLOGY OF THE IRON DEPOSITS OF THE SIERRA DE IMATACA, VENEZUELA: AM. INST. MIN. METALLURGY TRANS., V. 115, P. 307-340.

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P.

  • Deposit

    LEIDING VALDEZ, BENJAMIN, 1955, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON RESOURCES: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS, P. 209-223.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LARGE VOLUME OF CANGA, BUT IT ISN'T RICH AND NO MAGNETITE WAS SEEN IN IT - MOSTLY IRON HYDROXIDES WITH COLLOFORM STRUCTURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1991 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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

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