Cerro Copeyal

Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Kaolin
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066983
MRDS ID TC50006
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Copeyal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.41411, 8.042 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bolivar(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Bolivar

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 4 KM NE OF UPATA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolin Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES: 44.1-44.2% SIO2
Result 39.4-39.5% AL2O3
Result 0.8-0.9% FE2O3
Result 1.4-1.6% TIO2
Result 0.1% CAO
Result 0.1-0.2% MGO
Result 14.1-14.4% P.ROJO.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Complejo De Imataca
    Rock description Complejo De Imataca
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.41411, 8.042

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Upata District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE EXPLOITABLE KAOLIN FORMS A LENTICULAR MASS WITH A MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF 18 M. THE BEST QUALITY KAOLIN IS BETWEEN MAGNATITE AND GNEISS. THE DEPOSIT IS COVERED BY 7 M OF UNMINERALIZED MATERIAL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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