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San Lorenzo

Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodities Manganese, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060488
MRDS ID TC20166
Record type Site
Current site name San Lorenzo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.45217, 7.95256 (WGS84)
Elevation 450
Relative position SOME 12 KM S OF UPATA

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
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Analytical data

Result TAILING PILES AT SITE CONTAIN 35,000 T OF ORE AT 18.51% MN AND 38.76% FE. IN PLACE ORE DEPOSITS ARE TOO IRREGULAR TO BE ECONOMIC.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.45217, 7.95256
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • STOCKPILES ORE (1967) 35,000 TONNES, 18.51% MN, 38.76% FE.

Comments on development

  • 8 HA EXPLORED, 37.8 M OF TRENCHES AND SURVEYS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DROVENIK, F., KRULC, Z., TAJDER, M., AND TALIC, S., 1967, MENAS MANGANESIFERAS DE LA REGION DE UPATA: VENEZUELA, DIRECCION DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, V. 8, NO. 17, P. 3-163

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT OCCUPIES A CREST WITH AN E-W STRIKE AND PRONOUNCED NORTHWARD AND MODERATE SOUTHWARD DIP. MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN IRREGULAR FORMS AS VEINS, POCKETS, AND CRUSTS IN SUPERFICIAL CANGA AND LATERITE CAP. MANGANESE ZONE COINCIDES WITH CONTACT BETWEEN GNEISS AND QUARTZITE IN BEDROCK.

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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