El Roble

Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067017
MRDS ID TC50050
Record type Site
Current site name El Roble
Alternate or previous names Roble

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.82771, 7.39814 (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
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Apatite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Sericite Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
    Rock unit name El Callao Formation;Yuruari Formation
    Rock description El Callao Formation;Yuruari Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.82771, 7.39814

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip APPROXIMATELY 60 SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lo Increible District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FERRAND, A., VASQUEZ, J.C., AND RODRIGUEZ, S.E., 1984, CARACTERISTICAS LITOLOGICAS Y ESTRUCTURALES DE LOS DEPOSITOS VETIFORMES DE ORO DE LA REGION DE LO INCREIBLE, ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA, IN DE CARVALHO, Y.B., (CHAIRPERSON), II SYMPOSIUM AMAZONICO, ANAIS, MANAUS, BRAZIL, APR. 8-12, 1984: II SYMPOSIUM AMAZONICO, ANAIS 2, P. 327-338.

  • Deposit

    GOMEZ, M.A., 1986, VETAS DE CUARZO AURIFERO EN LAS FORMACIONES YURUARI Y EL CALLAO EN LO INCREIBLE, EL CALLAO EDO. BOLIVAR: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, 67 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE VEINS OCCUR IN THE METAVOLCANICS OF THE EL CALLAO. VEINS ARE PARALLEL TO FOLIATION.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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