| Deposit ID | 10067014 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC50047 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Choco |
| Alternate or previous names | Choco 6 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -61.98244, 7.24288 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bolivar(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Bolivar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | El Callao | ||||||||
| Rock description | El Callao | ||||||||
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| (1) | -61.98244, 7.24288 |
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| Name | GENERALIZED DEPOSIT |
|---|---|
| Strike | N40W} |
| Dip | 60S} |
| Thickness | 0.03M |
| Name | CHOCO 6 |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60S} |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | El Callao District |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Choco 6 Is Consolidated Gold Vessel Resources. |
| Interest | 50 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Latin American Gold |
| Interest | 80 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Year | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | To 1968 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^13.0 G/T Au | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC50047 |
LOCHER, EUGENIO, 1974, ORO EN VENEZUELA, IN MEMORIA DE LA NOVENA CONFERENCIA GEOLOGICA INTER-GUAYANAS, CIUDAD GUAYANA, VENEZUELA, MAYO 7-14, 1972: CARACAS, EDITORIAL SUCRE, P. 558-587.
VASQUEZ, J.C., 1989, EL MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS Y LA EXPLORACION AURIFERA, IN PRIMER SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL DEL ORO EN VENEZUELA: CARACAS, GRAFICAS LOS PALOS GRANDES C.A., P. 300-324.
KILBURN, JOAN, 1994, EL COLLAO REGION ATTRACTS INTEREST: THE NORTHERN MINER, SEPT 26, 1994, P. C1-C2.
ANON., 1994, DRILL EXPANDS CHOCO 6 TONNAGE: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 36, P. 19.
ANON., 1995, GOLD VESSEL CUTS HIGH GRADE: THE NORTHERN MINER, APRIL 17, 1995, V. 81, NO. 7, P. 15.
CIMRI
LOCHER, EUGENIO, 1974.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AREA TESTED ON 50 M GRID, PART ON 25 M GRID, TWO PARTS HIGH GRADE CORE AND OUTER ZONE. |
| Deposit | EL CHOCO (1994) REGION IS COVERED BY CONCESSIONS CHOCO 1-13. CERRO AZUL ANOMALY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1991 | Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 10-FEB-1995 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1995 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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