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Payapal

Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067041
MRDS ID TC50077
Record type Site
Current site name Payapal
Alternate or previous names Malandron, La Bulla, Veta Norte, Santa Elena Concession 1-8

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.74716, 6.81984 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 KM NORTHWEST OF EL DORADO, YURUANI RIVER.

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

  • NEAR TOWN OF LA VETA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

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 Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.74716, 6.81984
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name YAJAIRA
    General form SHEAR ZONE
    Dip }}}}}
    Length 155M
    Width 2.2M
  • Name LOS INGLESES
    General form SHEAR ZONE
    Dip }}}}}
    Length 300M
    Width 2.7M
  • Name CUJI
    General form SHEAR ZONE
    Dip }}}}}
    Length 150M
    Width 12.5M
  • Name EL PERJUANO
    General form SHEAR ZONE
    Dip }}}}}
    Length 215M
    Width 3.3M
  • Name ALCABALA/SANTO DOMINGO
    General form SHEAR ZONE
    Dip }}}}}
    Length 300M
    Width 200M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MULTIPLE VERTICAL AND SHALLOW DIPPING VEINS AND SHEAR HOSTED GOLD OCCURRENCES GRADING UP TO 500 G/TON OVER NARROW ZONES, 10-20 G/TON OVER 2-3 M WIDTH. PYRITIFEROUS QUARTZ STOCKWORKS ALSO PRESENT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 40 YEARS

Mining district

District name El Dorado

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Total resources 627000000g commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.7 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Total resources 536000000g commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.95 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Total resources 1917000g commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 7.89 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Total resources 2025000g commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 12.2 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Total resources 5105000g commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.38 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Total resources 54000000g commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type Tailings
    Estimate year 1992
    Total resources 188000000g commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.7 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type Tailings
    Estimate year 1992
    Total resources 243000000g commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.8 g/mt Gold Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE PRECEDING DATA REFERS TO ZONES WITHIN THE SANTA ELENA CONCESSIONS (PAYAPAL PROJECT). AU(1) YAJAIRA ZONE; AU (2) LOS INGLESES; AU (3) CUJI; AU (4) EL PERUANO; AU (5) ALCABALA/ SANTO DOMINGO.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings HYDRAULIC TAILINGS
    Area 1.3HA
    Width 1.5M
    Overall width 2M
  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings MILL TAILINGS
    Area 60HA
    Width 2M
    Overall width 1.5M

Comments on the workings information

  • EXTENSIVE SURFACE WORKINGS, SHALLOW.

Comments on development

  • EARLY FRENCH DATA: A STEEPLY DIPPING ZONE WITH ABUNDANT CONTOURS 40 G/TON AU (1.3 OZ/TON) OVER A 4 M WIDE AREA. THIS ZONE IS FLANKED BY AN AREA 20 M WIDE, AVERAGING 1.9 G/TON AU. MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG STRIKE AT LEAST 350 M. ESTIMATE OF MINERALIZATION OF 20 M BY 500 M ALONG STRIKE YIELD POTENTIAL RESERVES OF ABOVE 3.0 MILLION GRAMS OF GOLD IN 360,000 TONNES OF MATERIAL. GOLD VALUES QUOTED ARE FROM ???

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ACOSTA, JUAN, 9-18-91, CVG-TECMIN ORAL COMMUNICATION.

  • Deposit

    MANRIQUE, ALBERTO, 9-18-91, CONSULTANT, ORAL COMMUNICATION.

  • Deposit

    GRAY, F., AND WYNN, J.C., 1990, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS OF THE SIERRA VERDUN AREA, RIO YURUARI, BOLIVAR STATE, VENEZUELA, TECHNICAL LETTER (MEMORANDUM) TO TECNICA MINERA.

  • Deposit

    NUNEZ, F., 1990, RECONNASSANCE GEOLOGIA DE SIERRA VERDUN, RIO YURUARI, ESTADO BOLIVAR: INFORME DE ADVANCE DE TECNICA MINERA.

  • Deposit

    CRYSTALLEX INTERNATION CORP., 1992, NEWS RELEASE, MARCH 16,1992, 1P.

  • Deposit

    CRYSTALLEX INTERNATION CORP., 1992, NEWS RELEASE, JULY, 21, 1 P.

  • Deposit

    CRYSTALLEX INTERNATION CORP., 1992, NEWS RELEASE, SEPTEMBER 11, 1 P.

  • Deposit

    MINING BUSINESS DIGEST, 1992, CRYSTALLEX INTERNATIONAL CORP., NOV. 10, 2P.

  • Deposit

    MINING BUSINESS DIGEST, 1992, FURTHER PAYAPAL EXPLORATION RESULTS; AQUISITION OF ALBINO 1 CONCESSION (VENEZUELA), P. 7.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE TYPES. VEINS IN GABBRO. VEINS IN SCHIST THAT CROSSCUT FOLIATION. BOUDINS OF QUARTZ IN SHEAR ZONE. MINOR RIVER PLACER. EXTENSIVE TERRACE DEPOSIT COMPOSED OF STRATIFIED, WELL SORTED, VERY FINE-GRAINED SANDSTONE LYING ABOVE GREENSTONE BELT. ASSOCIATED PLACERS RUN FOR 1 KM. 800,000 SQ METER TRAPEZOIDAL AREA, AVERAGING 1.4 G/TONAU AT SURFACE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1991 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1991 Page, Norman J. (Gray, Floyd) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Gray, Floyd U.S. Geological Survey

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