Macondo

Past 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067029
MRDS ID TC50063
Record type Site
Current site name Macondo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.81716, 7.40009 (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
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Plagioclase Gangue
Sericite Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.81716, 7.40009

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65E
    Dip 30N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lo Increible District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FERRAND, A., VASQUEZ, J.C., AND RODRIGUES, 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, SECOND AMAZON SYMPOSIUM; PROCEEDINGS, MANAUS, BRAZIL, APR. 8-12, 1984: SYMPOSIUM AMAZONICO, ANAIS 2, P. 327-328

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BETWEEN THE QUARTZ VEINLETS, THE ROCK IS HIGHLY TECTONIZED AND UNRECOGNIZABLE.

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.